 MEN YOU MAY NEVER HAVE CONSIDERED
Excerpt... MARRIED MEN
Barbara Lochner
...One woman friend assures me that her collection (yes, collection) of married men is the only thing that keeps her going when times get bad. And of course times will get bad. Lovers leave, work goes sour, friends get sick, and stockings run. And sometimes it happens all in one day. What my friend does is pick up the phone and call one or all of the married men in her life. They are kind, they are concerned, they tell her they think she's just grand, and if things are really bad they send roses and extend an invitation for cocktails. When everything's going to hell, what could be nicer?
Married men have been known to leave their wives, of course. And most of the time another woman is involved. Once in a while, he marries her. But usually the other woman is used as a bridge to help the man cross from the married side to the single side. This is something I think you are well aware of, by now. But it's not anything to get mad about, it works the other way around, too. Just understand it and enjoy the pleasures married men can give you.
Married men will heap compliments upon you. Married men will tell you they love you. Married men will confide in you. Married men will be jealous and show it. Married men will phone you unexpectedlly and tell you they miss you. Married men will help you find better jobs. Married men will notice your new dress. Married men will give you tips on the stock market. Married men are thrilled when you receive a promotion. Married men take you to good French restautants. Married men bring wine. Married men pay for trips you otherwise could not afford. Married men send flowers. Married men understand your problems, or at least act as if they do. Married men are always shaved and showered. Married men make a point of being very good in bed (because deep down they know they have to be in order to compete with men who aren't married).
Married men do all these nice things because they are already married. If they were single, they would be like all the other single men you know, scared to death they will open their mouths and hear something come out that sounds like a commitment. So what? If you haven't met an interesting and available man for two years, you deserve a treat--married or not.
Now for the other side of the scale. Married men will not meet your mother. Married men will not meet your friends. Married men will not spend Thanksgiving with you. Married men will not spend Christmas with you. Married men will not spend New Year's Eve with you. Married men will not spend your birthday with you unless it falls on a weekday. Married men will not start your car on cold mornings. Married men will not stay over (this could be a plus). Married men will not come to your office party. Married men will not take you to the movies. Married men will not recognize you on the street in their neighborhoods. Married men will not keep talking on the phone when their wives come home. Married men will not take care of you when you are sick. Married men will not love you for real, for keeps.
...If the thought of fooling around with married men unnerves you, listen. Married men are marvelous to fool around with as long as you keep it straight that fooling around is all you are doing. As one sexy salt-and-pepper lady friend says, "They make wonderful pets. They are very loving and affectionate, and grateful for any attention you give them--and you don't have to feed them or change the papers."
(To be continued)
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