I managed to get to the end of this piece. It surprised me a lot. What I wanted to say was that I was in the grocery story tonight and there was this incredibly beautiful woman, who I noticed was not wearing a ring. She had just replaced the store manager, who was the physical rough equivalent of her at the check-out stand. I wanted to tell her that I wondered why she wasn’t married as if to pay her a compliment. She was ravishing and she took my breath away. I really wanted to tell her something. But, I didn’t. The #MeToo! movement has made me question my motivations (which is the key factor; they are my motivations, not hers). I left her alone, but I bet every man, who as a customer is lent a modicum of power over her, will also be tested. Thank you for this piece. I think it is adding to the plethora of pieces that are reminding us of the other side of things. Too often we just come from ourselves and cannot, at least we think we cannot, consider someone else’s feelings. And this is the point of what’s happening with men. The physicality of response acts as a kind of moral validation or at least portends to justify a reaction. I think at some point, we might understand each other. What excites me is that we are coming to an understanding that a lot of this stuff is being communicated. In other words, the women I see coming toward me who have their faces turned down have already made their decisions not to give me any indication of interest. As women are consummate introverts, even having to explain their positions is inconvenience. It’s an emotional drama this relationship between men and women. The sense of inequality is blocked by self-consciousness.