Archive - The Mother Lode

Our Fair Play Discussion Signaled the End of My Marriage

a primer on Eve Rodsky's bestselling book

Feb 20, 2024

Sex Is Not Your Duty

on centering women's desire, men's entitlement to sex, and the power of true consent

Jun 28, 2023 •

Cindy DiTiberio

Are We Really Splitting Up Over Chores?

housework is not bulls*%t and getting divorced over dishes

Dec 4, 2024 •

Cindy DiTiberio

Is This the End of Marriage?

On Sarah Manguso's Liars and whether women are done with marriage

Aug 14, 2024 •

Cindy DiTiberio

MDMA Therapy Helped Me Leave My Marriage

going in to get out

Jan 8 •

Cindy DiTiberio

Inconvenient Knowings

scenes from the unraveling of a marriage

Nov 28, 2023 •

Cindy DiTiberio

"Being married can be its own kind of gaslighting"

A conversation with Kate Hamilton, author of MAD WIFE

Feb 5 •

Cindy DiTiberio

Women Talking: When Married Moms Want to Take Sex Off the Table

A conversation with Amanda Montei on sex as marital duty when moms feel touched out

Jun 14, 2023 •

Cindy DiTiberio

a guide for letting go

Jan 22 •

Cindy DiTiberio

Marriage Is Never 50/50

On that Michelle Obama clip, marriage’s bad rap, and why we are so wedded to the patriarchal institution

Feb 1, 2023 •

Cindy DiTiberio

"You haven't really lived until you receive photos via Whatsapp of your husband at a bar with his beloved"

The Divorce Diaries, 6

Sep 10, 2024 •

Cindy DiTiberio

The Problem with Part-Time Work

aka downshifting when you become a mom

Feb 26 •

Cindy DiTiberio

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