The money men make from their willingness to work the least desirable hours is not a sign of discrimination against women, but a sign of the willingn… - Warren Farrell

Male makeup is men’s titles, status and paying for dates. Makeup is what both sexes use to bridge the gap between the power they have and the power they’d like to have. Both male and female makeup are compensations for feelings of powerlessness.

I am often asked why men don’t get as worked up as they might about women—particularly poor women—having to use their bodies as prostitutes. Because most men unconsciously experience themselves as prostitutes every day—the miner, the firefighter, the construction worker, the logger, the soldier, the meatpacker—these men are prostitutes in the direct sense: they sacrifice their bodies for money and for their families.

Married couples who tease each other during conflict feel more connected and happier after the conflict than those who criticize in a straightforward way.