Women my wife's age with broken marriages take up robustly with fellows much younger than themselves, sometimes boys, and their husbands don't like that part of it at all. (It's a means they have of really sticking it to us. The husbands can do without the money and kids. But they can't abide their wives' humping a younger dick and letting everyone know.)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Married people sometimes act out against their spouses by pursuing younger partners.
- In plain terms
- Some spouses flirt with younger people to upset their partners.
- What can you take from it?
- Relationship dynamics can involve petty revenge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people seek validation?
- How does jealousy affect love?
Another view
This view assumes malice in personal choices.
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