To paraphrase the Onion, I’m surprised they’re not blaming Meghan Markle. 

Or when your mother lets tensions between you and your brother become so high without interfering that it results in your brother violently throwing you through a door... That’s shitty parenting, that’s what that is. That Cindy thought it was great is maybe a little bit of why Meghan is such an ass. Or why she is…

My father would be so mad because my father raised me to be a horrible person and my father would think it’s terrible that just because, my father, I’m a horrible person, my father, they treat me horribly, my father. And my only qualification is my father. My father-father-father-f-f-f-f-father. It’s so unfair. My…

It was definitely your personality, Meg. It will always be your personality.

It was as if I had become an avatar for everything they hated about the president. It felt like the co-hosts and staff only knew one Republican — me — and took out all their anger on me, even though I didn’t even vote for Trump.

My misunderstanding, sorry.

Drop. In. The. Bucket.

Seriously. Lots of “it would never happen to me!” here. And no acknowledgment that pre-kids domestic labor is a drop in the bucket compared to what happens after kids. He may be doing exactly what he did before kids, but it’s like a dribble compared to the onslaught of drudgery afteward.

Holy crap. Your point is beautifully illustrated in words and equally infurating.

Pre-cana is mostly the church telling you to have children and don’t use birth control or have an abortion. 

How often do the dishes need to be done versus how often does a garden shed need to be built?

Wow that was really powerful. Sending strong, happy thoughts your way.

I mean, anecdotally-speaking, can tell you this is what happened to me. I was slowly growing more resentful that I was working 70+ hour weeks and somehow all of the domestic work was falling to me (even though he’s worked from home for 5 years before COVID).

I feel this so much. I envision my marriage as the two of us starting out on a boat together ready to sacrifice for each other and go on this wonderful journey. But after some floundering, he eventually says he doesn’t know how to row, and he didn’t pack the oars. So I got out and swam, pushing the boat for both of…

As a gen-x woman, I have absolutely seen women like this. They scare the shit out of me. 

Exactly! A) A woman should never marry a man who hasn’t lived on his own before. B) A woman should not marry a man she hasn’t lived with. C) A woman shouldn’t expect a man’s ability to take care of himself to improve after marriage.

oh hell, it has accelerated. “but I did a chore!” yes, but I did fifty billion OTHER chores while you were asleep because you needed a break. congratulations, here’s a cookie.

That’s the thing. They do, but while we’re talking about equality, it’s not the same thing.

As a middle-aged GenX dude, I have plenty to say about all these “man children” being referenced here. Useless, the lot of them. None of the women here need my permission, of course, but I certainly support every one of them who decide to show their S.O. the door.

I would offer a sidebar, though: There is a…

Okay, I’ll bite.