Given the cultural barriers to intersex conversation, the amazing thing is that we would even expect women and men to have anything to say to each other for more than ten minutes at a stretch. The barriers are ancient -- perhaps rooted, as some paleontologist may soon discover, in the contrast between the occasional guttural utterances exchanged in male hunting bands and the extended discussions characteristic of female food-gathering groups.
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Woman submits to her fate; man makes his.
Woman submits to her fate; man makes his.
A husband is what's left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.
A husband is what's left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.
I've sometimes thought of marrying, and then I've thought again.
I've sometimes thought of marrying, and then I've thought again.
A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really know what goes in it.
A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really know what goes in it.
Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough.
Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough.
When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her.
When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her.
On one issue, at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women.
On one issue, at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women.
What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father.
What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father.
