[ccmay]

Their toned-down expectations and low-level resentment manifest themselves in sexless marriages and increased rates of depression.

Hold on here. Plenty of women use the excuse that they're too tired from working for any fooling around. So if hubby graciously works extra hard to support a non-working wife, now she has "low-level resentment" towards him and cuts him off from sex anyway? How is a guy supposed to react?

Ladies, this is why your men have affairs or patronize hookers. Not saying it's moral or right, but it does provide an explanation.

-ccm

[papertyger]

Hold on here. Plenty of women use the excuse that they're too tired from working for any fooling around....

I am very blessed to have a wife that *really* understands women work largely for their own benefit.

Left to our own devices, most men would be quite content to live in a nice, warm, cave as long as it fulfilled our gadget requirements.

All that "I make you a nice home, raise your children, etc." nonsense is just the female version of giving her a vacuum for her birthday.

[tbird5]

"low-level resentment" towards him and cuts him off from sex anyway"

Working women tend to have affairs, not at home moms. Most stay at home moms adore their husbands for the sacrifice they make for the family.