Jill Filipovic > Quotes

“Women’s lives, their accomplishments, and their happiness, much more than men’s, are shaped by the person they marry. Among women in the longevity study who did marry, who the women married mattered a lot more for their happiness than who the men married. A husband’s well-being matters a lot more to both partners’ quality of life than a wife’s; that is, a difficult, unhappy husband is more likely to pass that misery onto his wife, to the point where it shortens her life expectancy. A difficult, unhappy wife doesn’t have the same impact on her husband.”
― Jill Filipovic, The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness

“...casting breadwinning as the mark of a real man is as much of a straightjacket as believing motherhood is the ultimate expression of true womanhood.”
― Jill Filipovic, The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness

“Women weren’t equal partners, but they were increasingly valued partners, and an emotional connection to your wife was at least as important as her cooking abilities.”
― Jill Filipovic, The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness

“Happiness is now a concept you find in magazines selling women regressive ideas repackaged for an Instagram photo.”
― Jill Filipovic, The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness