In my household In our abode, we act as workers contributing to the health and well-being of our queen, Equality. Chores are divided equally and without regard for traditional norms or individual desires. When I see dust on a table, I dust it off. When she sees that the checkbook needs balancing, she balances it. I cook, she cooks; she cleans, I clean: we are opportunistic in maintaining the balance that allows our shared lives to work together seamlessly. Service to our queen extends beyond chores to all areas of our shared lives. For example, sex is no power struggle but is rather a meeting of like minds and bodies in the pursuit of shared intimacy. Property is a purely common good held in the interest of our collective well-being. Major decisions are made together, and we trust each other’s judgment such that minor decisions never become source of tension. Sometimes we lament that not everyone structures their lives into egalitarian utopias like ours, but then we take heart that, at the very least, we present to the world a successful standard to be emulated.

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