“Every relationship that does not raise us up pulls us down, and vice versa; this is why men usually sink down somewhat when they take wives while women are usually somewhat raised up. Overly spiritual men require marriage every bit as much as they resist it as bitter medicine.” MenDoeSpiritualBitsMarriageWifeHusbandDown AndRaisesMedicineRaisedVicesBitterVice VersaHusband And WifeWhy Me Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“It's 2013 ... The Time's obituary for Yvonne Brill, renowned rocket scientist, winner of the National Medal of Technology and Innovations, leads with, 'She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children. "The world's best mom," her son Matthew said.” WorldYearsMeanChildrenMadeSaidJobsThreeTechnologySonMomHusbandScientistInnovationRaisesEightWinnerSexismMedalRocketsBeefMatthewObituaryRenownedBest MomTechnology And Innovation Author:Deborah Copaken
“I guess the biggest issue my husband and I are going to have is how do we raise the baby... because he's Jewish and I'm Protestant and the baby's father is Catholic.” FatherIssuesBabyHusbandCatholicRaisesMy HusbandProtestants Author:Bonnie McFarlane
“After my husband died more than a decade ago, my mother prayed that I would remarry so that I could have a "normal" life again. Many people assumed that it would be too difficult for me to carry on as a single mother and raise a child without a man at my side. As the years went by, I found that it was indeed possible and that, in fact, I had no desire to remarry.” PeopleMenYearsChildrenFactsWould BeMotherDesireFoundDifficultSidesHusbandNormalDiedRaisesDecadesMy HusbandNormal LifeSingle Mother Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“The Problem is: many terrific women have made themselves overqualified for the job of wife, because many men are looking for a woman with 'receptionist-level wife skills', not 'CEO-level wife skills'. Meaning: If a woman doesn't hang on a man's every word, is too independent, challenges his leadership, wants to create her own hours, demands emotional raises, then there won't be as many openings for the kind of wife position she is seeking. One of the big problems with marriages in the nineties: no room for two husbands.” IfsMenWantKindMadeTwoProblemBigsJobsHoursChallengesLevelsRoomsWifePositionEmotionalSkillsHusbandDemandIndependentRaisesSeekingOpeningCeoTerrificHeartlessBig ProblemsReceptionistsOverqualified Author:Karen Salmansohn
“I have a 22-year-old son, and when my son was born I made a decision to raise him. My husband and I took turns working, and it's easier to raise a kid in the documentary world, where you go away for two weeks or three weeks rather than the months that you spend on a feature. That was and still is much more open to women DPs than the world of fiction.” WorldYearsMadeStillsTwoKidsTurnsThreeBornDecisionFictionWeekSonMonthsEasierHusbandRaisesFeaturesGoing AwayMy HusbandMy SonDocumentariesTwo Weeks Author:Maryse Alberti
“My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.” SchoolFiveBrotherHusbandRaisesMy HusbandBrothers And SistersYounger Brother Author:Dolly Parton