Some time ago I overheard a female colleague at work talking about her relationship problems at home. I came in so far through her conversation to her friend, but heard what her complaint was.

She said her partner had called her a name, in response to her calling him one. Apparently he 'wasnt allowed' to do that. "I can call him a [insulting word], he can't call me a [insulting word]" she told her friend.

This made me mad. Big time. It is not OK to be calling your partner names, and if you're going to keep doing it, then expect him to start doing it back to you. After all, feminists want 'equality of outcome', right?

Well that means tit for tat. Plain and simple.