Living (?) Life’s Corrosive Lie (November 18, 2019)
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W “I am impressed that the guys don’t give it a second thought.”
M “What did they probably not give a first thought?”
W “[Male Name].”
M “I had a feeling. Glad you brought it up. They don’t give it a second thought because they don’t give it a first thought. They don’t even suspect.”
W “No. You can’t be serious. It’s so obvious. Within minutes of meeting [Female Name] at their Christmas Party, we shared a knowing nod from across the room. The threat level from “[Male Name]” is instinctively and palpably less than other males. And how could a doctor, a lawyer and a college professor not know? Are they oblivious?”
M “A male doctor, a male lawyer and a male college professor. They are members of the oblivious gender, so yes they are perforce oblivious. You’re a member of the smart gender, they are members of the not-so smart gender. He spends each waking moment in hiding and living a lie. It can’t be allowed to be revealed or even suspected. Tragic and sad.”
W “Half of us are not fooled.”
M “Obliviousness can serve a positive good.”
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W “You noticed that I noticed that you noticed that I waited a few second before turning and smiling. ‘He was a man’s man.’ The chant and mantra of the celebration of his life. And half of them were clueless about the absolute truth of what he was saying about him.”
M “He took it to his grave. I sometimes wonder if it did not slowly cripple and corrode and kill him.”
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[See the e-commentary at “The Big Decision (December 13, 2010)” and “Less Government Regulation Series: Love and Marriage (May 19, 2008)”.]
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Live and let die. Really?
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