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The dark side of the tradwife trend that sees women return to ‘domestic bliss’
Social media fad of women glamorising a very retrograde ideal of domesticity is fantasy world with hidden dangers
'This trend is like getting women back to the sink.' Photograph: iStock
Siobhan Maguire
Sat Jun 15 2024 - 05:00
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