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By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.
By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.
What Women Want: To be loved, to be listened to, to be desired, to be respected, to be needed, to read more
What Women Want: To be loved, to be listened to, to be desired, to be respected, to be needed, to be trusted, and sometimes, just to be held. What Men Want: Tickets for the world series.
In this society, the norm of masculinity is phallic aggression. Male sexuality is, by definition, intensely and rigidly phallic. A read more
In this society, the norm of masculinity is phallic aggression. Male sexuality is, by definition, intensely and rigidly phallic. A man's identity is located in his conception of himself as the possessor of a phallus; a man's worth is located in his pride in phallic identity. The main characteristic of phallic identity is that worth is entirely contingent on the possession of a phallus. Since men have no other criteria for worth, no other notion of identity, those who do not have phalluses are not recognized as fully human.
Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him.
Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him.
Only a few human beings should grow to the square mile; they are commonly planted too close.
Only a few human beings should grow to the square mile; they are commonly planted too close.
And behind every man who's a failure there's a woman, too!
And behind every man who's a failure there's a woman, too!
A woman who pretends to laugh at love is like a child who sings at night when he is afraid
A woman who pretends to laugh at love is like a child who sings at night when he is afraid
The way to fight a woman is with your hat. Grab it and run.
The way to fight a woman is with your hat. Grab it and run.
A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.
A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.