Asiaselects/Asia Selects/Getty Images When I was a kid, I had this friend who was the fourth of what would ultimately be eight brothers. Just about every year or so, his mom would get pregnant and every year — boom — another brother. Now, common knowledge tells us that a baby’s sex is basically a 50/50...
PixelsEffect/E+/Getty Images What’s your love language? Yes, I know the premise of “love languages” is a bit problematic, but they are also somewhat useful in some circumstances. Mine, for example, is “words of affirmation.” Ya girl has rarely met a compliment she didn’t want to give or receive, but even I know there’s a difference...
StockPlanets/E+/Getty Images There’s a good chance you’ve encountered a news article, politician, or tech-bro expressing concern about (or downright catastrophizing) declining birth rates. Donald Trump declared himself “the fertilization president” while issuing a (toothless) executive order seeking to expand IVF, and has floated the idea of a $5,000 “baby bonus.” At a March for Life...
TikTok Let’s hear it for the boys. Specifically, for the boys (men) who step up and get a vasectomy. Vasectomies aren’t exactly a relationship equalizer — especially if you’re talking about a man who’s fathered children in a relationship with someone who’s gone through the months of growing and then birthing those children. Compared to...