"I’m married to a non-Orthodox, non-Trad wife. I’m perfectly happy in my marriage, mind you, so this is why I tend to take the lofty marriage goals on Orthotwitter twenty-somethings with a grain of salt. The image often put forward of the perfect Orthodox wife is one who will ensure all the housework is done, all the meals are cooked, and the house is clean by the time Trad Man Chad is done with his four-hour workday. She raises children that stand stick still during liturgy and can recite the entire psalter by the age of ten. She has “based” political hot takes, but doesn’t speak them too loudly lest she takes the glory of making the point away from her husband."
--- This nonsense has reached the Orthodox world?! How's it working out for them? Do you see any young OrthoChads marrying OrthoStacie? Are they also tossing about this phrase "high value man" as well? Are they aware that "high value families" outsource the bulk of their monotonous indoor and outdoor chores to domestic help? What are they doing to afford that?
Your post inspired someone to reconsider their marriage. So actual, not hypothetical.
You never know when our Lord uses your words to save a marriage that was faltering. Keep writing :)
"I’m married to a non-Orthodox, non-Trad wife. I’m perfectly happy in my marriage, mind you, so this is why I tend to take the lofty marriage goals on Orthotwitter twenty-somethings with a grain of salt. The image often put forward of the perfect Orthodox wife is one who will ensure all the housework is done, all the meals are cooked, and the house is clean by the time Trad Man Chad is done with his four-hour workday. She raises children that stand stick still during liturgy and can recite the entire psalter by the age of ten. She has “based” political hot takes, but doesn’t speak them too loudly lest she takes the glory of making the point away from her husband."
--- This nonsense has reached the Orthodox world?! How's it working out for them? Do you see any young OrthoChads marrying OrthoStacie? Are they also tossing about this phrase "high value man" as well? Are they aware that "high value families" outsource the bulk of their monotonous indoor and outdoor chores to domestic help? What are they doing to afford that?
This whole #Trad thing is so 2019