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The Myth Of The Happily Married Woman
Regular HayLadies! readers will recall that I got married back in April; during the process, I wrote a column called Hitched! for The Frisky. The fun part is that even though I’m an old boring married lady now, they still … Continue reading
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Hitched: Having A Co-Bachelor/ette Party
For this week’s Hitched column at The Frisky, I write about how Patrick and I decided to have a co-bachelor/ette camping weekend in lieu of traditional, gender-divided bachelor/ette parties. It was awesome. In the party family, bachelor/ette parties are closely … Continue reading
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Can You Throw An Affordable Wedding In The Age Of The WIC?
In this week’s Hitched column for The Frisky, I ask the question: can you actually have an affordable capital-W-wedding in the age of the Wedding Industrial Complex? Because Patrick and I sure are trying. I assumed it couldn’t be that hard … Continue reading
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I love my dad, but I don’t want him to give me away.
In this week’s Hitched column for The Frisky, I write about how I understand that people see the “giving away” part of a wedding ceremony as adorable and sweet, but for me, it’s too rooted in traditions of ownership to … Continue reading
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On The Privilege of Marriage
In this week’s Hitched column for The Frisky, I wonder if maybe it isn’t the gays! and feminism! and contraception! that’s killing marriage in America, but capitalism. Specifically, a Wedding Industrial Complex that says you’re not really married unless you … Continue reading
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Hitched: What Does It Mean To Be A Wife?
In this week’s “Hitched” column for The Frisky, I wonder on the question, “What does it mean to be a wife?” For me, the term “wife” isn’t a necessarily positive one. And yet here I am on a one-way track … Continue reading
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Hitched: My Maid Of Honor Hates Weddings
For this week’s Hitched column, I tackle lady relationships and wedding culture by addressing the fact that my maid of honor hates weddings. And yet, there she is at my side, shopping for wedding gear and reading a poem during … Continue reading
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Have you been reading Hitched?
Today I’ve got another “Hitched” column in the Frisky, which has been kind enough to post my ruminations on soon-to-be married life and the path thereto. Today’s column is about my fail-safe advice on how to get married. Intrigued? Read … Continue reading
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Diane Von Furstenberg To Give Dallas Dating Tips
I am sure Diane Von Furstenberg has a really good reason for slumming it by shilling for Match.com at a series of seminars that “will make people more confident ahead of their initial meetings with a potential love match.” I … Continue reading
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New column: “Hitched” at The Frisky
Friends! Ballers! Countrypersons! Lend me your clicks! Starting today, I’ll be writing a weekly-or-so column called “Hitched” for TheFrisky.com. Don’t worry–this won’t take the place of WhiskeyWedding, but it will be a more polished, journalistic take on wedding planning and … Continue reading
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