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more about #wife more comments → sybann: I've said the same thing. Perhaps we should be saying "I want a Donna Reed." Would that pacify those that see using the descriptive noun offensive ins... more » SomeAuthorGirl: That makes me want to vomit. What gets me about it is that I feel as though I'm supposed to be somehow inferior as a woman because I can't get that so... more » mommy_dearest: I'm kind of surprised by the responses that just think it is cute. I imagine some straight interior decorator setting up a business called "Occassiona... more » Skellatrix: I'd like an Every-So-Often Mrs. Doubtfire. more » Lymed: Why does somebody running errands for me have to be in heels? I love heels, but they really aren't good for your feet or your back, which is why I don... more » JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: Or how about better work-life balance, or more affordable childcare? Or, at least, some new words? NO LIFE WITHOUT WIFE! more » somuch: I'm so not bothered by this. I've seen ads for "rent a husband" or "husband for a day" services. Basically, handyman stuff. I suspect anyone wanting a... more » Brenda Dickson's Vagine: I would settle for just having the sham wow guy come over periodically to clean up all my messes. more » KiddyKat: Words I will not use to describe myself if I ever get married: bride, wife, and the spanish "esposa" which literally means "handcuff" more » greengrey: Eh. It's cute/funny. I've always joked about how I want a "wife". Does we see articles often enough that talk about how wives generally DO end up doin... more » CherriSpryte: I don't want a wife. I want a house-elf. more » chancentrate: Aside from the whole argument about whether something which is intrinsically oppressive can be used in a positive way - what I've never understood is ... more » AbJams: I took a course on Women in Islam last semester, and seriously like, 90% of the class was spent talking about Hijab, and it is so much more complicate... more » noasalira: Dressing in revealing clothing does not represent liberation, particularly in places where many women have been socialized to view their worth in term... more » bandit a la mode: I don't like to show a lot of skin by default, but it was windly the other day and I had just done my hair so I wrapped a keffiya around my head (not ... more » -
#wifelyduty
Why I (Don't) Want A Wife
Ever since Judy Syfers wrote "Why I Want a Wife" in 1971, people have been using the word "wife" to refer to non-spouses who perform traditional "wifely" chores, like cleaning. The latest culprit: a service called The Occasional Wife. More »
