On the one hand, what does she have?
Not much. Publishing is fine, she has been getting along, and the ambiance is great.
But she has to admit, most of these terrific publishing guys don't come with the strongest wrists in town.
And F? Okay, what about F? Fact is, F is more over with than under consideration. Though it was a mistake to kind of have hinted as much to little N. N--a man. A possible man in her life. A woman--even a big, strong, feminist woman--should never admit to not having some man crazy about her all the time. Tongue out, pawing the floor. Breathing hard.
You don't do this kind of thing. You can't ever not have a man in your life. Be seen to, anyway.
Why should anybody want you, if nobody else does?
It is written, it is the lore. This is woman custom and lore, ancient immutable stuff.
And pretty simple, you ask her.
Ins and Outs on the Ups and Downs that include some Notes on the Cut, Thrust and Parry that is part of the Great Game--Sexual Politics. And encompassing too Single Men and Women and the Pleasures of Youth.
