I've got canine incisors too. And flat-topped molars. And only one stomach, which is just as effective at digesting meat as it is at digesting fruits and veggies. If I had to make a call, based just on science and not on unground axes, I'd probably say I'm an omnivore.

I've never understood the toilet thing. If men can lift it to piddle, why can't women lower it? What is it that causes a woman to go into the bathroom butt-first, never at any point looking at the toilet to determine the status of the seat? Never understood that one.

Good point, McG, about the mother/father (versus 100s of years) thing.

The real issue is that society at one time had strong ideas of what men and women were "supposed to" do based on gender. And those ideas have been discounted and/or discarded to a large extent, and society still doesn't have anything to fill the gap that is left. And we have people from varying generations, and/or in varying stages along this line from strict gender roles to no gender roles, and all the various points in between. So naturally there is some tension.

A large part of it comes down to the MYOB principle, and for heterosexual couples, talking out what each wants the relationship to be like in terms of who does what. Come to think of it homosexual couples have to have exactly the same sorts of discussions, although there is no gender-based expectations that cloud up the issue there. (Lesbians never have to touch the toilet seat (with hands) except to clean it -- lucky gals!)

Just some thoughts.

Alex