More talkback fodder this morning was Bettina Arndt writing in the SMH about the negative influence Julia Gillard being in a de facto relationship will have on other women in Australia.
Arndt basically argued that de facto relationship are pretty much universally a bad idea. Furthermore, Arndt contends there's only two groups of losers that come out of cohabiting before marriage - women and children. At least the men are happy.
The general vibe from most people on 702ABC Sydney was that those kinds of views were from another age. Unfortunately Bettina Arndt was the progressive voice in those past days which helped tear down much of the normalcy associated with marriage and cohabitation. In other words, she is perhaps better suited than many to offer opinion on the cost of feminism and the sexual liberation movement, and her verdict is - it was expensive.
But at least the men are happy*.
* I think this adequately qualifies as situational irony.
Like your new layout, Zac.
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