ok, so i’m getting really caught up in this whole discussion of marriage-as-institution thats been gracing the pages of major mainstream media outlets the past weeks. a round-up of the highlights:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/opinion/29douthat.html (this is the best one)

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200907/divorce

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1908243,00.html

http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/24/vindication_love/index.html

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307266897&view=auqa (i just started reading this book, and it’s fascinating)