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more about #housewives more comments → pesematology: I'm on the scrubbing end, but I'm also on the applying to grad school and doing unmarketable art on my own schedule end, so that makes up for it. more » lisas: I've just entered into a "traditional" model (traditional in quotes because it's not traditional to me), and I'm still getting used to it. The articl... more » rixatrix: In the really progressive households, the women not only bring home the bacon, they also raise the pigs and slaughter them themselves. I pity anyone w... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: So more people are miserable under the traditional patriarchal model? *shrugs* Sure. Sounds like common sense to me. more » redqueenmeg: Where ARE all these "typical" families? I swear I don't know any couples who can get by on one income. We sure can't, although we are (mine). more » otakugirl: Your mommy hates housework, Your daddy hates housework, And I hate housework too. And when you grow up, so will you. .... Little boys, little girls I... more » RodetheTrolleywithStanwyck: Oh dear. I think if it was left for me to scrub the toilet, it would've grown legs and walked out of the apartment by now. (In the manner of Queen Lat... more » lalaland13: My last husband would bring home the bacon, then dangle it before me as I cleaned the toilets. He'd say "Oh Lala! No bacon until the toilets are clean... more » Kivrin: My husband and I share household duties by splitting (50/50) the costs of biweekly cleaning service, although I've been reconsidering that arrangement... more » bluebears: Is this like, figuring out who polishes the cock ring and who sets up the Chinese Basket? more » huffyb: Wait a minute...what about the women who bring home the bacon AND scrub the toilets? more » OneTwoPunch: Yes, yes. Let me refer everyone to our handbook: more » thebutton19: Whatever. My husband stays home and I'm his sugar momma and we're damn happier than anybody else I know. more » DorothyBarker: Wait, how do I get the twenty off the dresser without touching it? #beat more » pesematology: Dude, the sauna is not for shaving. I'd be offended too. We need like, Finns policing sauna etiquette everywhere. #beat more » -
#retroroles
Model Families
A new study out of Canada shows that couples who share household duties report higher levels of happiness. But the "complementary-traditional family model," where men bring home the bacon and women scrub the toilets, remains the largest category. [EurekAlert] -
#tweet
Catching Up With The Real Housewives Of New Jersey
Today in Tweet Beat, members of different Real Housewives cities are getting friendly, millionaire matchmaker Patti Stanger gives ridiculously sexist dating advice, and adult performer Mary Carey is oddly offended by nudity at her gym. More » -
#dirtbagafterdark
Adam Lambert Steps Out With Boyfriend; D-List Siblings Replace Spencer And Heidi In Jungle
- Adam Lambert put an end to the speculation about his sexuality by going out to a nightclub last night with his boyfriend Drake LaBry. The two held hands and occasionally kissed.
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#jezenomics
Fame, Fortune, And Failure: Japanese Housewives And The Economic Crisis
Last week Broadsheet called the recession a feminist issue. This is especially true in Japan, where financially savvy housewives may have helped inflate the worldwide economic bubble. More » -
#payforplay
"Sugar Daddy" Lady Explains She Is A Housewife, Not A Ho
The Daily Beast's "Melissa Beech" thought that when she wrote about her Sugar Daddy, the blogosphere would be supportive over her Louboutin lifestyle "that would be the envy of any young woman who enjoys life."
