Crazy Rich Asians: A Movie Review
In all honesty, I was skeptical about this movie. I’ve seen books like Crazy Rich Asians before. To me, books about rich people are all about first world problems and…
Further Along The Road Less Touched
by The Former Sapphist Instead of saying, “That person gets on my nerves, think, that person sanctifies me.” — St. Josemaria Escriva A couple of years ago, Pride month would have…
Is Contraception Really What Filipinas Want?
This past week, I ran across three interesting posts online, from three different Pinays. The first comes from a single woman studying at one of the top universities in…
Warning Behaviors To Watch Out For In A Relationship
If you’re in a relationship and observe these behaviors constantly in your significant other, beware. It may be a sign this is not the spouse you’re looking for. It should…
Better For Parents To Divorce Than For Kids To Witness Fighting? Lessons from Unhappy Marriages
You’ve seen the argument many times: better for parents to divorce than for the children to keep seeing them fighting. Just to be clear from the outset, physical abuse…
Of Suffering, Safety Nets and Kings
Over the past few weeks, PinayVoices has been hopping because of our posts on divorce. It can be draining. It’s exhausting to talk to unhappy women who, blinded by anger,…
On Divorce and/or Marriage Dissolution
I’m imperfect and my marriage is likewise imperfect. And because of these imperfections, I recognize that I need help in my day-to-day decision-making. That’s why I always turn…
Marry Someone Who Isn’t There To Be Satisfied
On the Topic of Divorce and Abuse in the Philippines by Candice Tolentino Yep. You read that right! But before accusing me of being a masochist, let me explain. Below…
A Critique of a critique on Moira Dela Torre’s song ‘Titibo-tibo’
by The Former Sapphist This morning, I woke up to a message calling my attention to this article by John Mychal Feraren, who feels that Moira dela Torre’s song, Titibo-tibo…