A lot of men's bluster is really indicating how much the esteem of women means to them, and not how little. I was surprised, too, to find that men care as much as they do. |
As you will see, being Ned was often an uncomfortable and alienating experience, and far from finding myself in him, I usually felt kept from myself in some elemental way. |
I had my three date limit. |
It was mad. It was like changing the channel, or going to a foreign country where the customs are highlighted because they're not your customs. |
It's not the timbre but the intonation. You're a questioner. You don't have the sense that you know exactly what you're talking about. |
They took people at face value. If you did your job or held up your end, and treated them with the passing respect they accorded you, you were all right. |