Our appearances hold a lot of power in communicating who we are to other people and in helping us to feel like our truest selves. People who try to control what we look like at special events, like weddings, can appear controlling, agreed the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit, but there is some disagreement about […] More
As much as we may wish to deny it, there are still far too many out-dated, clichéd expectations in our world when it comes to gender and gender roles. There are still people who believe that men and women should behave a certain way, and be skilled at specific things. Even if these things have […] More
People’s ideas of proper gender roles can often stir up tensions within families. But for one person on Reddit, an all-out war ensued over their sister’s extremely old-fashioned, zealously sexist demands for women’s behavior. All because their wife wore a pantsuit to their sister’s party. The Original Poster (OP), who goes by the username mywifeinasuit […] More
In recent years, more companies have made an effort to diversify their staff, including more women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and BIPOC candidates. But when a company regularly points out that they are diversifying their staff, it can begin to feel ingenuine and sort of gross, cringed the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. So […] More
One likes to think that modern society has moved past antiquated gender roles. That the idea of the husband going out to work to provide for the family, while the wife stays home to do all the cooking and cleaning are very much a thing of the past. But even in our seemingly modern, progressive […] More
Men should make the most money. Women should clean and cook and raise the children and… Sterotypes and gender roles and even the idea of a strict gender binary like those above are outdated and, to many, downright insulting. Of course, relationships come in a limitless variety of permutations—some of them happen to adhere to […] More
One would think gender roles in a household are, for the most part, a thing of the past. It no longer seems to be the given expectation the wife stays home to do all the cooking and cleaning while the husband is away at work. But the husband of Redditor thesecretrussianwife apparently felt otherwise, offering […] More
We all need a little help sometimes. Every little bit helps, as they say. What happens, though, when that little bit of help comes from your child? This was the problem facing Redditor and Original Poster (OP) ThrowAITAlianelee when she came to the “Am I the A**hole” (AITA) subReddit for clarity. She asked: “AITA for […] More
Having guests is a perk of the holidays, but it’s a lot of work. Your normal, day-to-day living space is not usually suitable for company unless you take some time to make it so. And then there’s all the cooking and cleaning and money that goes into preparing for guests. So, understandably, Redditor No355356 was […] More
Despite our best attempts to eliminate certain gendered expectations, they still exist for many in a relationship. How a spouse expects their partner to act can really influence the mood of the relationship. Redditor Bench_Virtual may have upset her husband with an insult. Now the original poster (OP) isn’t sure if she was wrong to […] More
It’s fairly surprising in this day and age there remains an all too common assumption everyone should become parents one day. This results in exhausting conversations for those who have no inclination whatsoever to have children, for a variety of highly understandable reasons. But Redditor Outrageous_Flower701 was driven to the tipping point on this matter […] More
Being a stay at home mom is a full-time- job, and then some. Yet stay-at-home mom’s remain terribly undervalued. Such was the situation a young redditor and stay-at-home mom (stahm) found herself in, when her husband declared she was slacking in her duties. This led the Original Poster (OP) to the subReddit “Am I the […] More
