Can we stop pretending men aren’t willing participants in marriage?

Sure, I’m well aware that many wedding traditions are rooted in outdated concepts. The very custom of a father handing over ‘authority’ of his daughter to another man is so shrouded in misogyny it’s almost laughable. Yet, I didn’t expect remnants of this culture to still exist and the myth that men don’t want to commit to still be so insultingly strong. In just a few short weeks of wedding planning, I have heard my...