Marriage As Realpolitik
by MERLE HOFFMAN Elizabeth I had a proper perspective on political marriage. Having seen both her mother and her stepmother beheaded by her father, Henry
by MERLE HOFFMAN Elizabeth I had a proper perspective on political marriage. Having seen both her mother and her stepmother beheaded by her father, Henry
by Jill Johnston I HAVE FLOWN TO LONDON, MY BIRTHPLACE, ON many occasions as an adult, but last September I went to see what I could
By Bryna Taubman Better to live alone; with a fool there is no companionship.’ The Pali Canon (sacred scriptures of Theravada Buddhists), c. 500-250 B.C.
by Ronni Sandroff Social values support the “act” of marriage, but conspire against romance, passion, and equal relationships. “I’m definitely not ready for marriage.” Claire
RESPECT FOR STARTER RELATIONSHIPS While living together was not unheard of in the 1960s and 1970s, it usually quickly led to marriage. Today, the majority
by Laurel Touby A gift of this magnitude was bound to alter our fiscal interactions (and, who knows, maybe foment a revolution among all men).
by Jill Johnston In May 1989 the Danish Parliament granted lesbians and gay men the right to civil marriage — the result of a 40-year
Love has long been a source of power for women — at times our sole means of influence. “A woman’s power lies only in the
by Mary E. Hunt Patricia M. is a history and women’s studies professor at a university where feminism is still a dirty word—except to her
by Jeannine O. Howitz I am seven months pregnant, slithering along my kitchen floor. The ruler I clutch is for retrieving small objects lost in
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