Marriage Is a Raw Deal For Women

So, a couple of weeks ago, one of my nephews called to invite me to his wedding this summer. He’s been with his fiancé for seven years, has lived with her for the last six years, and has two children. The fact that he cohabitated with his fiancé and had two children outside of marriage doesn’t bother me. The very institution of marriage is at issue, especially for his fiancé. Marriage is touted to be one of the pinnacles of human existence. For straight people, the most revered bond in our society is the one between a husband and wife. It’s so highly regarded because two people who are purportedly opposites are supposed to somehow compromise to be companionable. Yet, although society holds marriage as an ideal state, many wives find it unsatisfying. How can half the people participating find such a revered institution to be lacking? <h1>How Marriage Is Not An Equal Institution</h1> Speaking only for myself, I’ve known since the age of 12 that marriage did not benefit women. Seeing my parents’ marriage was enough to justify my opinion. My mother stayed at home until I was 11. She spent all day cleaning, cooking, and tending to my sister and me. Circumstances forced her to seek employment outside the home because my father’s wages in retail could no longer adequately support us. Yet, after she came home from eight hours at her job, she did what experts now refer to as the “second shift.” <a href="https://medium.com/fourth-wave/marriage-is-a-raw-deal-for-women-d5ef32e13070">Read More</a>