I Like to Watch: Ex-wives on the verge of a nervous breakdown, from USA's "The Starter Wife" to …

Why does the word "wife" still have negative undertones after all these years? Even if a woman has a career but splits household tasks with her husband, tackling the finances and mowing the lawn while he changes diapers and cooks dinner, there's still something about being referred to as a "wife" that conjures up a vision of a blank slate of a woman, looming around the house like a ghost, dusting… » Full Story on Salon.com