https://freerepublic.com/tag/relationshiptruth/ en-us Sat, 23 May 2026 03:23:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4380586/posts The warning signs have been there for decades. Back in 1983, American author Barbara Ehrenreich wrote a powerful book — The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment — arguing that a male revolt was underway. Since the 1950s, she suggested, men had begun rebelling against the breadwinner ethic, inspired by Playboy culture, the counterculture and a desire for personal freedom. They were rejecting the cultural ideology that had shamed them into tying the knot and becoming a good provider, lest they be seen as immature, irresponsible and less than a real man.Ehrenreich understood that marriage was... The Daily Sceptic https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4380586/posts#comment Sat, 23 May 2026 03:23:08 GMT