Barack Obama has something in common with 5% of Americans over the age of 18. He lives with his mother in-law. Why Do Men Get Married?

And while the leader of the free world is not one to badmouth said mother in-law (who assisted with childcare duties during the presidentail campaign and who was brought along to Washington D.C. to do the same), he is obviously absent from an article in yesterday's New York Times about Marian Robinson's life in the White House.

The piece, which opens with a quote from the first mother in-law's son, Craig Robinson, … Read More

If you're lucky, the first time meeting your significant other's relatives generates a droll little tale about mispronouncing his mother's name or spilling red wine on Aunt Sue—minor embarrassments that fuel anecdotes to share with future children.

But, what if you find you are marrying into Appalachian forest people? What if your future father-in-law cops a feel during the introductory hug? What if you find yourself hanging out naked with your in-laws? Such are the stories Asylum readers recently shared on the men's website, and a surprising number of them had happy endings (meaning the couple married despite horrific … Read More

I lost my mother when I was 23 years old to leukemia. She was diagnosed in September; by May, she had passed. That was 10 years ago. I don't think I understood then just what had been taken from me at the time. Sure, no one to send me care packages, no one to call when I needed to know how long to microwave the baked potatoes…but I was, after all, 23. These were things that I could live without or find from another source. In addition to my very loving, very dedicated father, I also have five older siblings. … Read More