On AlterNet: marriage

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "marriage"

5 Big Lies About the Phony 'War on Religion'

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

Right-wingers claim Obama and Democrats across the country are waging a war on religion -- and of course, conservatives are the civilian casualties.

"Mind-Mapping": How We Manipulate the People We Love

David Schnarch, Psychotherapy Networker. December 7, 2011.

All too often, people do hurtful things with impunity and entitlement in relationships simply to gratify their own needs.

Why Are Americans So Desperate to Marry Off Our Single Women?

Hadley Freeman, The Guardian. December 3, 2011.

A new Atlantic story "marriagability" has stirred the predictable panic about women who stay single.

Wife Auctions? Why Marriage Has Never Had Any "Sanctity"

Rachel Rabbit White, SeXis Magazine. November 4, 2011.

Historically marriage has varied widely, from polygamy to the wife-auctions of the 17th century, to the monogamy of today. Which type of marriage again is the one with sanctity?

The Battle Over Don't Ask Don't Tell Was Won, But Are LGBT Activists in Danger of Losing the War?

Jason Farago, Comment Is Free. September 22, 2011.

The fight for open military service and its fellow traditionalist cause, freedom to marry, have transformed gay politics, and they've transformed gay Americans as well.

Gay, Straight, Poly: Should Traditional Marriage Really Be Our Goal?

Mandy Van Deven, AlterNet. August 8, 2011.

While the turning tide towards gay marriage is great, are we losing sight of other alternatives to marriage that might be more inclusive?

Are Prominent Women Like Beyonce or Christine Lagarde Good For Women, Even If Their Politics Are Only So-So?

Zoe Williams, Comment Is Free. June 30, 2011.

Powerful women help society muddle towards equality – even if the R&B star is marriage-fixated and the IMF chief is a neoliberal

The Screwed-Up Ideas Underpinning Modern Marriage

Nicole Rodgers, Role Reboot. May 25, 2011.

We are still burdened with antiquated ideas about what men and women are supposed to look for and expect in a spouse.

5 Reasons Americans Are Delaying Marriage

June Carbone, Lauren Cahn, New Deal 2.0. May 23, 2011.

Women are getting married at later ages and the divorce rate is going down, trends that correlate with widespread changes in the American family.

3 Huge Reasons I'd Rather Be With My Working-Class Boyfriend Than a Rich Guy

Blixa Scott, The Good Men Project. April 25, 2011.

I'm a lawyer. Society (and my mom) tells me I should be desperately trying to snag another well-off, white-collar professional. But there are plenty of reasons I don't want to.

Why Get Married? More and More Couples Choose to Have Kids Out of Wedlock

Ellen Friedrichs, AlterNet. April 25, 2011.

In America, once you have kids, not being married still isn't the norm -- but is that finally changing?

What Happened When My Husband Told Me to Go Have an Affair

Kim Sutton Allouche, Psychotherapy Networker. April 3, 2011.

In the best of all possible outcomes for an affair, the parts of me that were reawakened or newly constructed remained with me after it ended.

Leaving Home in Search of the American Dream Only to be Forced to Turn Around and Go Back

Brittany Shoot, AlterNet. March 18, 2011.

At times heartbreaking, the memoir is also a comforting tale about the importance of family, making sense of shifting gender roles, and believing in others.

Traditional Marriage Is Dead -- Let's Celebrate

Jill Filipovic, Comment Is Free. March 10, 2011.

It's finally time to ring the death knell for traditional marriage.

Should the Government Get Out of Marriage?

Amanda Litman, Ms. Blog. March 6, 2011.

Government issued marriage licenses present a host of problems.

Decades After 'The Feminine Mystique,' Many High-Achieving Women Find Satisfaction in Marriage

Elissa Strauss, AlterNet. February 26, 2011.

A new book explains why Betty Friedan might have paved the way for equal marriages by blowing the roof off the feminine mystique.

Why Some Men Don't Want to Get Married

Hugo Schwyzer, The Good Men Project. February 17, 2011.

Some men just don't want to be married. Others do, but unrealistically wait for the "perfect" partner.

Are Men More Likely to Settle for a Dull Relationship?

Hugo Schwyzer, The Good Men Project. February 3, 2011.

Why men may be too willing to muddle through a mediocre marriage while women are less inclined to settle.

Why Do We Vilify Male Sexuality? 3 Myths About Men and Sex Debunked

Jessi Fischer, The Sexademic. January 17, 2011.

The falsehood that men are brutes who can't control their sex drive is harmful to everyone.

Dear John, I Love Jane: When Women Leave Their Husbands for Other Women

Libbie Miller, Seal Press. December 16, 2010.

Coming out to her husband of 10 years, Libbie Miller discovers that the truth is a big relief.

DREAMers and LGBT Community Both Saw Defeats in the Last Week -- Will They Finally See that They're Fighting the Same Struggle?

Sandip Roy, New America Media. December 14, 2010.

Many in the LGBT community bristle at any comparison with the struggles of undocumented people. But all of the rights the DREAMers are demanding, gays already have.

Newsflash: You Don't Need to Have Kids to Have a Fun and Fulfilling Life

Katherine Butler, EcoSalon. December 13, 2010.

Childlessness has increased across most educational groups and all racial and ethnic levels.

Marital Happiness Plummets Among Many Working and Middle-Class Americans

Amy Lee, Huffington Post. December 6, 2010.

Affluent Americans are enjoying increasingly stable unions, even as marital happiness is falling and the chances of divorce are rising among middle Americans.

Marriage on the Decline: Bad Economy Turns More and More People Off of Matrimony

Amy DePaul, AlterNet. December 4, 2010.

Marriage has become yet another dividing line between the haves, who still adhere to the conventional sequence of love-marriage-baby, and the have-nots.

Is Marriage Becoming Obsolete?

Liz Langley, AlterNet. December 2, 2010.

Nearly 40 percent of Americans think marriage is becoming obsolete. Are they right? Or is marriage just undergoing some significant changes?