I’ve often thought of reading women’s magazines as a bit of fun indulgence, something that would cheer me up in a doctor’s waiting room or calm me down on a long journey.
But I usually end up getting more frustration than pleasure out of them. It occurred to me that it would be fun to challenge Cosmopolitan to a contest with the Bible. Which is more of a joy and relief for the modern woman, in her busy, stressed, ageing world, to read today?
It’s a bit contrived, but I’ve taken the letters of ‘Cosmopolitan’ to think about the ideology behind the mags and compare it with the Christian mindset: