“Most popular marriage advice, in the past and today, calls for “couples” to work on their marriages together. But if one considers the places in which this advice is dispensed—in women’s magazines, on daytime television, and in self-help books—it is clear that experts expected, and continue to expect, wives to be their audience and thus primarily responsible for making their marriages work.”
— Kristin Celello, author of Making Marriage Work: A History of Marriage and Divorce… 1 year ago
