[Little Ray]

IMHO, a woman has to make a man feel needed, wanted, and useful. These things are important to any decent gentleman. He's not a toy, or a night's entertainment. He's a protector and a provider.

If a woman treats men like toys, or is a member of the "women need men like fish need bicycles" brigade, she needs to get used to being disappointed. She's not going to get a decent gentleman. Most likely, any man attracted her will be a cad.

Personally, I don't think Dowd or the actress she met is capable of making a man feel needed and useful, and would not accept him in the role of protector and provider.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

One wonders if it has ever occurred to Maureen that the kinds of Manhattan power games she plays are just a wrong way to live and the wrong way to go about finding a loving husband. Ultimately, love is not about head games or power games.