Small Strokes Big Oaks

I cannot say enough about the importance of this post.  Body image issues affect us all, even if we don’t want to admit it, and these issues can complicate our relationships so much.  It can be difficult to maintain a relationship… Read more ›

Today, as I was perusing Tumblr, I came across this gem of an article all about a bride who asked her sister, who happens to need a wheelchair, to be a bridesmaid but then did not ensure accessibility for her sister… Read more ›

We have a fourth post from Not Guilty about relationships and feminism!  She actually sent this post to me about two weeks ago, and I responded that I was taking a significant break from blogging so I could concentrate on… Read more ›

This phrase is more prevalent than it should be in discourse regarding relationships and marriage.  Tim and I were talking about this the other day in regards to my latest post on name changes and how people either do not… Read more ›

Tim and I have been struggling quite a bit lately about how to incorporate our pro-LGBTQ and pro-marriage equality activism and opinions into our wedding.  We’re not quite sure the best way to do this, and we have been back… Read more ›

When this post showed up in my inbox, I was drawn to it for a few different reasons.  First and foremost, Diego, the author of this post, is a long time friend of mine from undergrad.  We met around the… Read more ›

In this latest piece in a series about dating as a feminist, Not Guilty effectively and interestingly tackles the inevitable issues of compromise that arise in any relationship, but especially, it seems, when one person is trying to hold on… Read more ›

When I started my new job three years ago, the author of this post and I quickly discovered that we were very alike – we both consider ourselves feminists, we both work very hard to do a good job teaching,… Read more ›

One of my lovely commenters said on my last post about why I chose marriage that “there’s something very powerful about speaking as a married person to say that you support marriage equality and are not threatened by it.”  I’ve… Read more ›

No, this isn’t a post about feminism and relationships.  I feel I’ve been absent from this blog for a while, even though I’ve been posting pretty regular guest posts and thoughts of my own.  But I’ve missed writing, and in… Read more ›

I think is interesting how feminism and long-distance relationships seem to fit together and be mutually beneficial.  I, myself, was in several long(er)-distance relationships throughout undergrad and well into my first teaching job.  In fact, I had relationships that involved… Read more ›