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Bully Wives #2 – Am I a Bully Wife?

Bully Wives #2 – Am I a Bully Wife?

By Jill Edelman . 4:34 pm

Publishing a piece on Bully Wives during this momentous chapter in our cultural history might seem grossly insensitive or politically and socially deaf. I actively support the #MeToo movement and am marching in step with the challenges to male dominance and exploitation of women which have brought courageous women and some men to tell their stories, […]

Missing Teeth and Bully Wives: Aggression in The Coupledom

Missing Teeth and Bully Wives: Aggression in The Coupledom

By Jill Edelman . 10:22 pm

Guatemala: I journeyed to Antigua, a Spanish colonial World Heritage city in Central America’s Guatemala, where a family member currently resides. At the steps of a church in partial ruins were a little girl and her mother who were selling votives. I purchased a votive in exchange for a photo of the pair. When I […]

Bully Wives? Yes, But They Don’t Know It.

Bully Wives? Yes, But They Don’t Know It.

By Jill Edelman . 10:42 am

Powerful Impact: Women are depicted as the “weaker sex”; have been for centuries. And in so many ways the inculcation of that notion, along with certain biological and physical realities, has successfully rendered them so, a state many of us fight each day. Yet there are times when sitting in my office, or out socializing, […]

The Coupledom Contract: Who Gets Thrown Under The Bus?

The Coupledom Contract: Who Gets Thrown Under The Bus?

By Jill Edelman . 9:33 am

The Costs Of Accommodation: There are many unspoken and even unconscious clauses in most Coupledoms. They may include never confronting your partner with the reality of their tone-deaf singing or limited grace on the dance floor. Perhaps the overcooked spaghetti goes unmentioned, or the gardening attempts that are less than stellar. None of these accommodations […]

 

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