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Wage gaps can make relationships complicated. We want to help you talk about them
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (765+ words) Managing money in relationships can be complicated when one partner earns significantly more than the other. Yin Yang It was only a generation or two ago when societal norms in Canada around money in a relationship were strictly divided: Men…...
Mom chose MAID. I now accept it offered what she wanted: a loving exit
2+ week, 1+ day ago (579+ words) Illustration by Christine Wei First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam. ca/essayguide. Life is random, sometimes wonderful, sometimes unfair. And when you reach your late 90s, there…...
Surprise, it's a wedding! Why some couples are rethinking the tradition
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (622+ words) It's a warm October evening and I'm balancing a glass of pinot grigio in one hand, ricotta crostini in the other, schmoozing with old high-school friends. We're among 100-plus guests gathered at a Toronto restaurant for a surprise 50th dinner party....
Three women in San Francisco, the childless city, on why they opted out of parenthood
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1082+ words) Jennifer Liu, seen in San Francisco's Alamo Square Park, chose to live child-free for an array of reasons, including her concerns about the state of the world. Amber Hakim/The Globe and Mail Fertility rates in the U. S. dropped to a…...
R. E. Cost Seg and Baldridge Ledbetter Launch "Recaptured Love" " The World's First Tax-Advantaged Matchmaking Service
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (493+ words) The service, available immediately at recapturedlove. com, addresses what the founders describe as "the single most expensive gap in American tax planning." For a surgeon earning $900, 000, or a tech executive earning $1. 5 million, meeting these requirements is physically impossible. But for…...
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon says three women were consenting in sexual-assault civil trial
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (644+ words) Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon at the courthouse during a break in his civil trial in Montreal on Monday. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon testified Wednesday that he had consensual relations with three…...
La Mari'e," Vancouver's first immersive bridal experience, returns to Rosewood Hotel Georgia
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (293+ words) Positioned at the intersection of wedding, fashion, and performance, La Mari'e departs from the conventional bridal show format. Instead, it presents a narrative-driven environment where guests are immersed in a story through design-led production and an elevated setting. "La Mari'e…...
England's "wife-carrying' contest gives "to have and to hold' new meaning
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (336+ words) To have and to hold took on a new meaning for about two dozen couples who put their relationships to the test on a grassy hill in southern England. Wives and girlfriends clung on for dear life as their partners…...
In Canada's major cities, fertility rates are in steep decline. What happened?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (902+ words) Canada's fertility rate has been going down for more than 60 years. But the past decade has seen a particularly steep decline. Shay Conroy/The Globe and Mail Every major city across Canada has seen a drop in fertility rates over…...
Fertility rates are dropping, but not among older women " and that creates a ripple effect
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (400+ words) A country's birth rate can have profound effects on many economic indicators, such as future growth, the unemployment rate, immigration policy and future contribution rates to the Canada Pension Plan. Everyone knows that Canada's total fertility rate " the number of…...