Inside TikTok’s Runaway Trad Wife Phenomenon
Some women in the ex-tradwives groups were raised as “stay-at-home daughters,” transferring in adulthood from the authority of their father to that of their husband, with no space for independent living or education in between
What that meant to me was individuals living their own lives, respecting their own needs and patterns, and bumping into one another within common spaces and shared concerns. Because they weren’t overly prescribed, each interaction was dynamic instead of stagnant. Our household was made up of strong personalities. We each had our own projects and fa
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MEN WEREN’T REALLY THE ENEMY— THEY WERE FELLOW VICTIMS SUFFERING FROM AN OUTMODED MASCULINE MYSTIQUE THAT MADE THEM FEEL UNNECESSARILY INADEQUATE WHEN THERE WERE
Neil Strauss • The Game
“I was being advised to give up a common female idolatry and take on a common male idolatry,” she said. “But I didn’t want to have my self-worth dependent on career success any more than on men. I wanted to be free.”
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How did a huge number of people begin spending the bulk of our disappearing free time in an openly torturous environment?