Through out our eight year relationship, my fiancé and I have frequently disagreed on how much affection we can appropriately show each other in differing social situations. We’ve always had a fairly old-fashioned courtship, so I accepted that we were the only ones who liked to keep it G rated in public and maintained a “to each their own” attitude towards others who push the line to PG; now that my nineteen year old “little” brother has a serious girlfriend for the first time in his life and his definition of the appropriate level of affection to display in public is completely different from mine, it leaves me wondering, how much is really too much? Continue reading
Culture
When We Were Women
Like many North Americans, I have a fascination with the early 1950’s that, at times, borders on unhealthy. Everything from my style, to my favourite movies, to my hopes, dreams and ideals for the future have either caused or been effected by my interest in this bygone time when men were men and women were women. Sure times weren’t all great, they had rampant racism, sexism and multiple wars, but we still look back and think, ‘It was a better time’. Continue reading
Wedding Planning II
When my fiancé and I first got engaged, we knew that we wanted our wedding to be inexpensive, above all else. As we started trying to plan our important day it became readily apparent that our goal was not going to be easy to achieve. Continue reading
A Modern Woman
Guilt; for women it’s a feeling that is inescapable. For most of us there will come a day when we will have to choose between neglecting work to stay home with the children or neglecting the children to go to work. We can only hope that we won’t be consumed with guilt and remorse for choosing what we feel is right. Continue reading