Depaulo Says That 'singlism' -- A Term

The Key To Success For Any Woman Who Wants To Have A Really Serious Career And A Family Is To Marry A Guy Who Is Going To Take At Least Half The Responsibility For The House And Kids - And Sometimes More Than Half.

It's Possible That You Have Been Told A Time Or 10 That You Don't Appreciate How Tough Your Elders Had It. It's True That, If You Had Been Coming Of Age Back In, Say, 1960, You Would Probably Be Feeling More Restricted, If Only Because You Were Doomed To Spend Your Days In A Skirt, Nylon Stockings And Girdle.

The History Of American Women Is All About Leaving Home - Crossing Oceans And Continents, Or Getting Jobs And Living On Their Own.

The High Point Was That The People Are Really Nice - Despite The Crazy Politics - And I Loved Being There. The Hardest Part Was Knowing Some Of The Things I Was Probably Going To Write About Texas Would Make Those Nice People Very Unhappy.

Well, It'd Certainly Be Fascinating If We Discovered That Gays Were Better At Being Married Than Heterosexuals Are. Talk About Irony.