“I’m going to get this done for you today,” my husband said after asking me to mix the epoxy that would soon coat the garage floor. “What do you mean, ‘for me?’ I really don’t care much at all about the garage or the shed, so it confuses me when you say you’re doing themContinue reading “Lightbulb Moment: Why I Now See My Husband Differently”
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How the Language We Use Reveals Our Assumptions
I was working on a post about relationships that begin with infidelity the other day when I found myself at a loss. Unless I’m sharing my personal story, I try to write from as much as a gender-neutral perspective as possible. I typed the phrase, “Mistress or …” waiting for the masculine version of theContinue reading “How the Language We Use Reveals Our Assumptions”