Jake and Millie Bonnie Bongiovi, 2025 For years, the cultural idea of a woman keeping her maiden name after marriage has represented independence, autonomy, and a rejection of the traditional norms that were branded as imprisonment in marriage. Keeping one’s father's name post-nuptials or hyphenating it with her husband’s was supposed to be a way to bring marriage into the twenty-first century. But in the last few months, celebrities seem to be flipping the script and recogni

Something strange is happening on Tuesday nights: Gen Z is watching legacy TV. Yes, not many shows premiering in 2025 can say they have been on air for over 20 years and have a base demographic of 18-35. In fact, only one show can say this: Dancing with the Stars.  What’s more? It’s Live.  Growing up, the phenomenon of watching a live show, voting over the phone, and waiting to talk about it with your friends the next day was commonplace. Setting the clock for a certain time

Women today are tired, not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. You can see it in their eyes during their morning commute, in the tension they carry in their shoulders at their desks, and in the quiet exhale that escapes at the end of another long workday. Somewhere along the way, womanhood stopped feeling like a blessing and began to feel unfamiliar, though most couldn’t say exactly why. Part of the reason is that women have been pressured to live, wo

Recently, a friend of mine had a baby. We bought them a gift, and as I signed the card, I paused. What will this child call me? I am not an aunt, though that name now seems freely bestowed on close friends of the mother. Yet it does not feel modern to suggest “Mrs. Brusven,” my last name being difficult enough to pronounce as it is! As I thought back to what I called my friends’ mothers and older women growing up, they were always Mrs. Last Name  or, if we were especially clo

Gathering around the dinner table as a family was once a non-negotiable. From “dressing for dinner” (a long-gone etiquette staple) to the request to be excused, the formality of the evening meal has sharply declined as our modern world often demands long work hours, chaotic extracurricular activities, and a constant rush that envelopes family life. But this nightly ritual may be worth prioritizing as best as you can. Let’s rediscover the power of family dinner and recalibrate

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Today, the idea of women embracing homemaking is often seen as controversial at best. The “tradwife” aesthetic is viewed by some as a...