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quinze joyes de mariage

men should be paid for their erection labor

Women cannot imagine a man’s labor in producing a massive erection. Men deserve erection labor tax credits. … Read the post men should be paid for their erection labor

prison of marriage: lovers’ foolishness, jailors’ diligence

Every man who enters the prison of marriage is a fool, except for you. That’s what every one of you and me believe. … Read the post prison of marriage: lovers’ foolishness, jailors’ diligence

women’s social superiority trumps men’s hardships

Whether at Harvard Business School or for an ordinary man confronting his wife’s fidelity, women’s social superiority trumps men’s hardships. … Read the post women’s social superiority trumps men’s hardships

15 joys of marriage, till the end of his miserable days

The medieval French work, The 15 Joys of Marriage (Les Quinze joyes de mariage), presents comical cases of marital misery as universal sociological truth. … Read the post 15 joys of marriage, till the end of his miserable days

understanding sexual inequality and men’s needs

Since ancient times, sexual inequality in desire has reversed and created a novel crisis of married men’s sexual starvation. … Read the post understanding sexual inequality and men’s needs