Most women don't communicate this way, there isn't the competition and I tend to get myself in trouble when I try to communicate this way with my wife. What I see as a way to elevate a conversation, she may see as aggression or even as an insult.
What an excellent article and a great conversation in this thread. I'll print it out and give it some thought over the next day or so when I have to travel south again. What particularly intrigues me is tng's line re women. It makes me wonder more about m/f and f/f friendships. Personally I also would love to spend half the night in the company of Christopher Hitchens at the Plaza Athénée in New York.
Who wouldn't? I think Camille Paglia would also be a hoot. I'm not 100% sure that one requires balls for male bonding - but as I said, I need to think more on this. later dudes.
I imagine that spilling scotch with Hitchens would have been a hoot. Later bro. Safe travels.