I am of the school of feminists who feel very strongly that the concept of being “given away” at one’s wedding is ridiculous. Not only does it imply that upon getting married, I will be the property of my husband, but equally disturbing is the indication that I am currently the property of my family ...
All Disney princesses are destined to find their Prince Charming, fall deeply in love, get married and live happily ever after. There aren’t many women out there who still don’t enjoy the occasional Disney movie no matter how old they are. Imagine: your wedding is coming up and it’s that moment you’ve been dreaming about ...
Dear Madame X, My cousin is planning a big family wedding with lots of people and we have already agreed to attend (and bought the present!), but the last time we got together he told me that it was going to be an open marriage. Should I warn the bride? I don’t know her really, ...
The wedding industry is greedy. This idea that people need to spend thousands of dollars on one day is absurd. Weddings should be less about how much money people can spend and more about finding unique ways to celebrate love.
It begins with an “I do,” lovingly staring into each other’s eyes. But when it ends, mountains of paperwork must be sifted through and signed off on. At best the couple avoids each other, but at worst they hurl invectives down telephone lines and internet cables. But Japan has a better idea — the divorce ...
It’s that time of year, when spring blossoms counteract the car pollution, beer gardens are filled with humans on...
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
