I had no idea

In an article in the New York Times today about the increasing percentage of women making more than their husbands, I found the following quotation: "We’ve known for some time that men need marriage more than women from the standpoint of physical and mental well-being." And for some reason, which I cannot fully grasp or articulate, this concept has shaken me. I hope that does not sound tongue-in-cheek, because it's not. This proposition has the possibility of substantially altering my understanding of women and men, and their inter-relationship. It's something I suppose I never expected to hear. My preconceptions apparently are deep-seated and, it turns out, quite wrong. For all our machismo, we really need women more than they need us. Out of Africa had it all backwards. I guess I'm not as alone as I thought.

On a related note, I watched one of my favorite Seinfeld episodes tonight and came across a terrific exchange between George and Seinfeld that begged to be shared:

George: I mean it's gotten to the point where I'm flirting with operators on the phone. I almost made a date with one.

Jerry: Oh, so there's still hope.

George: I don't want hope. Hope is killing me. My dream is to become hopeless. When you're hopeless, you don't care, and when you don't care, that indifference makes you attractive.

Jerry: Oh, so hopelessness is the key.

George: It's my only hope.

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Now playing: The Weepies - Can't Go Back Now
via FoxyTunes

Yesterday when you were young
Everything you needed done was done for you
Now you do it on your own
But you find you're all alone, what can you do?