Of all the traditions associated with weddings, bridal showers might be one of the 
most obsolete traditions remaining. While there’s hope with the new trend of “Jack and Jill” showers (both sexes), it remains narcissistically sexist, greedy, outdated, and well, cheesy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Bridal Shower Blues
In bride, Bridesmaids, Celebration, cohabitation, couples, feminism, feminist bride, feminist weddings, girlfriend, Groom, History, identity, independence, jack and jill party, marriage, men, Money, nuptials, registry, relationship health, relationships, stereotypes, stigma, The Feminist Bride, tradition, women on May 11, 2011 at 6:00 amPlatonic Politics: Inviting an Ex to Your Wedding
In autonomy, boyfriend, bride, Bridesmaids, Celebration, Celebrities, couples, Divorce, feminism, feminist bride, feminist weddings, girlfriend, Groom, Health, independence, marriage, men, nuptials, relationship health, relationships, The Feminist Bride, Tolerance, wedding ceremony, women on March 26, 2011 at 12:18 amPeople are in an uproar because Prince William and Kate Middleton, 
wedding trendsetters of the 21st century, are (gasp!) inviting their exes to their wedding. People just can’t seem to jump on board with this one, which tells me there are one too many unrepaired, broken hearts out there. If these wedding icons can say to their amorous past, “Let bygones, be bygones,” it’s a little bit of egg on the face to those who can’t. Read the rest of this entry »
Goodbye Hymen, Hello Hyphen!
In autonomy, boyfriend, bride, Civil rights, couples, Divorce, Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, feminism, feminist bride, feminist weddings, girlfriend, Groom, Health, identity, independence, marriage, men, nuptials, patronymics, psychology, relationship health, relationships, The Feminist Bride, Tolerance, women on March 16, 2011 at 12:00 pmEach generation has their heated issue when it comes to marriage. 
Once upon a time, it was imperative to maintain the virtue and innocence of a young woman (i.e.: the presence of her hymen) on her wedding night. In present times, the average age of sexually active women is 17. Therefore, contrary to the repressive sexual times of our predecessors, kids today are literally putting the sex in the sex-ed. Don’t know what a hymen is Susie? Statistically, it looks like you lost it well before you made it to that health class lesson. Where the social issue of the hymen eventually broke, there is a new age one that aims to unite – that is last names. Say hello to our little friend, the hyphen. Read the rest of this entry »
Our Obsession With Love and Labeling
In boyfriend, couples, feminism, feminist bride, girlfriend, Health, identity, independence, marriage, men, nuptials, psychology, relationship health, relationships, sexuality, The Feminist Bride, Tolerance, women on February 8, 2011 at 6:42 pmIt’s already several dates in. You’re way into this new person 
and you’re pretty sure he or she is into you. The kissing is great, the butterflies have yet to go away, you swapped embarrassing stories that both of you swore you’d never tell anyone, there’s been talk of future dates and trips and…neither of you are seeing anyone else. It’s time to have “the talk.”
Move Over Men, Las Vegas Is a Woman’s Playground!
In bachelor party, bachelorette party, Bridesmaids, couples, feminism, feminist bride, girlfriend, independence, men, sexuality, stereotypes, stigma, The Feminist Bride, women on January 20, 2011 at 7:18 pm
The old school image of Vegas as a place of smooth talking
men, gangsters, celebrities, beautifulwomen and a chance to make or break a fortune are still relatively true, but few of us will ever experience this side of ‘Sin City’. The Hollywood image from movies like, The Hangover, Vegas Vacation, 21, Casino, Ocean’s 12 (+/-), Leaving Las Vegas and Fear and Loathing cast a glittering and sordid image. Like a bee to honey, people are drawn to the sparkly lights and the promise of adventure and winnings. We visit to have our Hollywood moment, to feel like rock stars at the clubs and to be giants at the table. But for both men and women on bachelor and bachelorette parties where does the myth end, and the truth begin for each sex? Read the rest of this entry »
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