[Mollygurl]

Originally Posted by TTBRAHWTMG

I agree...I think that he actually insults both men and women a little though with Mary's "testing". If a man doesn't have an immediate physical response to her...HE'S AN ALIEN!

Thought that was pretty funny actually. Didn't offend me personally - he didn't say that this phenomenon happend with all women; just Mary. It makes sense I think, given how she was described. I don't think it was 'the male doesn't have a physical response, ergo he's an alien'. I felt that the way it was written, it wasn't an overt response that others noticed, but something that only Mary sensed. In terms of insulting men & women - I'd say that he's insulting men more by suggesting that every non hag-ridden man that Mary comes in to contact with, responds to her physically.

Originally Posted by TTBRAHWTMG

What did you guys think of his line "Most women are damn fools and children..."

I remember the line but what was the context again - give me the page number

Originally Posted by TTBRAHWTMG

Both one and the same...by "life-boat rules", I just meant that shared decision making is fine until in survival mode, then "there can only be one boss".

I definitely agree with this one.