Author: Jay Deitcher

Sometimes an ex-partner is your best friend, someone whose positive influence on you is undeniable. They pushed you to be a better you. Here’s my latest for Vox about ways a romance can end, but a friendship can thrive.

What do you do when you need space from an ex, but your parents stay inviting them over for tacos? Here’s my latest for Vox.

Stay-at-home dad jokes are unoriginal & misogynistic & lame & boring. Here’s my latest for Parents Mag featuring interviews with Jordan Shapiro and Tony Porter from A Call to Men.

Had a blast writing this for InsideHook. Check it out here.

Six years ago on the Jewish calendar, I remarried my boo after I nearly destroyed our first wedding. This is the story about how I learned to be a better partner, one day at a time. Read the story at Vox.com.

Hyped for my new essay on the TODAY Show‘s website about how I prided myself on blurring gender lines, so when my son gravitated towards the very things I’d shunned I freaked the heck out. Read it here.

New career milestone. So honored to have gotten to speak with the amazing WWE superstar Bianca Belair for Mic about mental health, self care, loving yourself and loving your community. Thanks for inspiring me to be my bEST. Read it here.

What Does Asexuality Mean? Here’s Everything to Know About the Ace Umbrella.

Really proud of this piece I wrote for Men’s Health about something I’ve always been but never put a title on. Read it here.

My dad is 84; my mom is 76. A decade ago, my dad was hiking; now he walks with a hunch & snails across the living room because his back throbs. They’re going to die. Maybe not this year, but eventually.

They seem ok with this, but I’m going nuts.

My latest for The Washington Post

Wrote my first piece for Huffpost Personal. Read it here.

The “mommy and me” construct reinforces the myth that mothers have “magical bonds” with children, putting all the pressure on mothers for caretaking duties. At the same time, it pushes dads away.