Should You Blog About Your Spouse?
Written on June 22, 2011 by Alex Hirst
Recently, I landed on a newbie blog, and was surprised by how much its author revealed. She wrote of her husbands drinking and her feud with one of his ex-girlfriends. Id seen new bloggers fall into this trap before: Developing a familiarity with their readers who didnt have a sense of them yet. And it got me thinking. Often I write about my husband—weve been married nine years—and to hit on real truths, Ive shared some of our struggles. Hes a great guy, committed and unflappably honest. But does my blog reflect that? Marriage Complaints: Take this Challenge
I recently chatted with Sue OLear about her blog, Mrs. Fatass. Shed begun her blog as a weight loss diary, but it soon evolved to include her life as a yankee transplanted to the South. “I was lonely when we moved,” she said. “I didn’t know a soul. My husband was very supportive of the virtual connections I made through blogging.”
And theyd had an unspoken agreement that she wouldn’t use her blog as a platform for portraying him as a villain. Rather shed made him a likeable character, one her readers identified with—and felt invested in. The Marriage Secret No One Ever Tells You
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