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Many parents express that the birth of their first child is the happiest moment of their lives. My older brother (child 1) has a thick baby album festooned with decoupage. I (child 2) have a manila envelope with “JC” scribbled in sharpie.  (Therapy’s helping.) But there’s also evidence from social science that new dads are … Read more

Growing up, my impression of marriage was somber. I came up in West Phoenix, which was overwhelmingly working class, brown, and divorced. My single mother, brother, and I fit right in. Was it a thing, I wondered, for a married couple to stay together in eternal bliss?  How do we, the next generation of bliss-seekers, … Read more