Wow! Peter T., what a great quote. I have found many, many men with whom I felt some degree of camaraderie until I was exposed to the way in which they treated their significant others. It usually boils down to simple selfishness - of which self-importance is a subset.

I don't understand what causes this kind of behavior in a lot of men. All I know is that because of it, I have found very few men I could really like to be around.

On the flip side, I have seen similar behavior on the part of some women, but it doesn't appear to me to be as rampant.

Allan C. (trying to offend as few people as possible...)