[quote=scaredycat]that sense that “family is important and everything else is trivial is probably biologically based. after all, the woman has invested reproductively in this one poor slob. genetically, the dude is thinking, goddamnit, I could go out and spread my seed all over the palce. so, no, there is nothing at our essential animal core that is particualrly noble about staying to raise the young ones. it’s just the way it is socially, big penalties for leaving. in general, i think women complain no matter what…[/quote]

Which brings me to the sage wisdom of my grandfather who often told me: “If it flies, floats or fucks, rent it.”

But one must consider the source: He owned a boat and was married to my grandmother. So, he wasn’t particularly good at following his own advice. But he was also a bit of an alley cat with the ladies, so… I guess he liked trying to have his cake and eat it too.