Tag: marriage

Duggar and Cheater Shaming

By Erik Loomis

In General

On August 20, 2015

I pretty much agree with everything about Amanda Marcotte’s discussion of the Ashley Madison hack and Josh Duggar. Like her, I felt really icky about the whole thing since, while it’s not easy to feel bad for people who cheat on their partners, why should this be public information? It should not. On the other […]

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The Sexiest Thing You Can Have

By Erik Loomis

On December 2, 2014

Above: The greatest aphrodisiac known to humanity, the union card. What is sexier than union membership? Nothing of course: Who knew that a union card was a turn-on? Well, that might not be literally

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Sexism and the Marriage Proposal

By Erik Loomis

On December 5, 2012

Amanda Marcotte has some interesting commentary on the inherent sexism of the marriage proposal. Having been down this road a couple of times now, the entire marriage structure is sexist. I proposed b

A Marriage I Would Not Go Through With

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 26, 2011

Seriously? When Taylor Branch and his wife, Christy, exchanged vows in 1978, Branch had to do more than promise to remain faithful through sickness and health: he also had to give up football. Branch had been a standout high school football player in Atlanta before turning down a scholarship to play at Georgia Tech, but […]