Why couples don’t have sex after birth of kids

New fathers experience changes in the levels of hormones that cause them to suffer a drop in libido Most couples will testify that their sex life plummets on the birth of a new baby, with new mothers often worrying that they are no longer seen as attractive in the eyes of their partner. But a…

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Why Mom’s Time Is Different From Dad’s Time

Surveys find that men and women work roughly the same number of hours a week—yet they experience their time very differently Excerpt from this article: http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304757004579335053525792432?mobile=y Funny: I once sat on a panel with Adam Mansbach, the author of the best-selling parody “Go the F— to Sleep.” At one point in the discussion, he conceded…

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The marriage crisis

If people only knew how horrible divorce REALLy is, there wouldn’t be so many of them: An excerpt from this article: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/02/01/2928280/the-marriage-crisis.html Marriage in America is disintegrating. According to the Census in 2013, only 48 percent of Americans were married — a substantial plunge from 67.3 percent in 1960. (These figures are of all people age…

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Judith Grossman: A Mother, a Feminist, Aghast

An Excerpt from this article: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324600704578405280211043510 I am a feminist. I have marched at the barricades, subscribed to Ms. magazine, and knocked on many a door in support of progressive candidates committed to women’s rights. Until a month ago, I would have expressed unqualified support for Title IX and for the Violence Against Women Act. But…

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Stop being ashamed of being men

By Rick Johnson Better Dads Ministry, Roseberg Oregon From this article: http://oregonfaithreport.com/2014/01/the-war-on-men/ Guys, we need to stop being ashamed of being men. Virtually every behavior that is natural to a man is now being criticized and we are made to feel ashamed about being our gender. Perhaps if we spent more time uplifting men instead of…

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