Mariella Frostrup delivers a neat codslap to correspondent who asserts
Evolutionary hard-wiring means we men fall into the role of charmer and deceiver at the same time in order to get laid. It's an art form. It's crucial that women recognise this.

with the observation that
You seem to be suggesting that the way to ascertain whether a woman is good ( Read more... )

John Sutherland, being reasonably sensible for once (quite often he makes me gnash my teeth, but occasionally Gets Things Right) on courtesy. He wambles a bit but does end up with the distinction between manners as a manifestation of deference and inequality and manners as being about recognising that one is part of a community. (And not sure that ( Read more... )