The best way to raise a child is within a committed marriage. Every marriage is different, but one of the best and most time-tested models is the one associated with the mid-20th century in America: a breadwinner and a homemaker. Typically, that means an employed dad and a stay-at-home mom.

Some people denigrate this old-fashioned model as oppressive. Some just say it’s unrealistic. Some don’t like to praise this model for fear of implying some slight at those who choose, or are forced into, another model.