You have to make sure your husbands do what you want, while making them think it was their idea.
CatherineSedai Send a noteboard - 21/07/2011 04:28:39 AM
Marriage is an art. The Two Rivers women have it going on.
This came to me because of simple issues: there's still a lot of topics to discuss and, sudden bursts aside, it's reflecting on this board!
I mean, really, would wotmania have been like this? Possibly, but I like to think not. That's the past, anyway.
I don't mean to take away from Sanderson, but this is RJ's series, and our Southern gentleman had a lot to say about male and female characters. I only check about a handful of websites and participate in 2 or 3 boards, but it's a much-mentioned aspect of the series. Surely a lot of them have struck all of us readers from time to time.
So, which bit of gender commentary has stood out the most to you?
My favorite is RJ's sage and incredibly accurate admonition: don't turn down a favor from a woman, especially if it involves a sacrifice on her part. No matter what, whether it seems unnecesaary, onerous, or otherwise, you will be made to regret not accepting it. I find this to be incredibly true.
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(unless, of course, you're a bit of a dolt and you end up losing a hand and partial eye usage)
I mean, really, would wotmania have been like this? Possibly, but I like to think not. That's the past, anyway.
I don't mean to take away from Sanderson, but this is RJ's series, and our Southern gentleman had a lot to say about male and female characters. I only check about a handful of websites and participate in 2 or 3 boards, but it's a much-mentioned aspect of the series. Surely a lot of them have struck all of us readers from time to time.
So, which bit of gender commentary has stood out the most to you?
My favorite is RJ's sage and incredibly accurate admonition: don't turn down a favor from a woman, especially if it involves a sacrifice on her part. No matter what, whether it seems unnecesaary, onerous, or otherwise, you will be made to regret not accepting it. I find this to be incredibly true.
SPOILERS
(unless, of course, you're a bit of a dolt and you end up losing a hand and partial eye usage)
I always say, if you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin to the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips. ~Birgitte
What;s your favorite RJ comment on the sexes?
- 06/07/2011 02:04:56 AM
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Women cannot admit they were wrong and will partner up with their worst enemy against a man over it.
- 07/07/2011 12:20:16 AM
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I remember a thread started by Phil Reborn long ago...
- 07/07/2011 05:21:12 AM
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Oh, heaven, I've been there!
- 08/07/2011 12:04:35 AM
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what you've never heard of "bros before hos"?
- 08/07/2011 08:03:47 PM
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Agreed
- 08/07/2011 11:38:59 PM
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That's not exactly what the incident was about.
- 10/07/2011 07:29:14 PM
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Yes, and the way Egwene expressed her thoughts on the matter is quite disturning too
- 11/07/2011 12:56:59 AM
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That wasn't what I was refering to
- 12/07/2011 07:26:59 PM
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certainly not by today's standards, but to play devil's advocate here...
- 12/07/2011 09:04:07 PM
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I don't think any of his comments on the sexes are accurate for real people
- 07/07/2011 02:53:29 PM
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I largely disagree
- 07/07/2011 11:59:52 PM
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It depends on who the 6 women and his dual girlfriends were.
- 08/07/2011 03:15:14 PM
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Agreed
- 08/07/2011 07:46:30 PM
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*NM*
- 08/07/2011 09:18:44 PM
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*NM*
- 08/07/2011 09:18:44 PM
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Hi fionwe1987! 
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- 08/07/2011 11:36:48 PM
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*NM*
- 08/07/2011 11:36:48 PM
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Hi! The reason I rolled my eyes...
- 09/07/2011 06:31:20 AM
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Yes! I agree!
- 09/07/2011 02:30:21 PM
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Re: Hi! The reason I rolled my eyes...
- 09/07/2011 07:42:48 PM
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Re: Hi! The reason I rolled my eyes...
- 10/07/2011 07:35:37 PM
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that's not why stereotypes exist
- 09/07/2011 04:18:45 AM
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whether positive or negative, stereotypes all come from the same place
- 12/07/2011 04:29:23 AM
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Cosmopolitan = artificial and unnatural; Your situation is the aberration - his is more the norm *NM*
- 13/07/2011 01:09:00 AM
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Re: Cosmopolitan = artificial and unnatural; Your situation is the aberration - his is more the norm
- 16/07/2011 01:02:37 PM
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*NM*
You have to make sure your husbands do what you want, while making them think it was their idea.
- 21/07/2011 04:28:39 AM
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And I can buy that, which is why I'm surprised at how many claimed they were inaccurate. Seriously,
- 26/07/2011 01:44:28 AM
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