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"i think she's really starting to fall for you."
"well i'm sorry if--"
"no, you're not, because being a man today means never having to say you're sorry! i really resent how easy this all is for you. you've got women coming and going, cooking and cleaning, they're probably out back now tuning up your car for all i know. all that matters to you guys is that the tushies are tight and the bellies are flat. meanwhile, there are caring, interesting, compassionate women of a certain age sitting home alone, reading jane austen and eating tubs of ice cream and getting fat which makes them even less likely to ever--"
"are we still talking about me? because i can't tell anymore."
"no. i'm sorry dad, i can't either."
"it's all right."
"i just don't want to see her get hurt."
"i don't either. but it's different for me; i've had the love of my life… and no one else can ever touch that. no one can come close. so, i'm just out there passing the time, tap dancing if you want the truth. maybe if i dance fast enough, i won't remember what i've lost."
"well i'm sorry if--"
"no, you're not, because being a man today means never having to say you're sorry! i really resent how easy this all is for you. you've got women coming and going, cooking and cleaning, they're probably out back now tuning up your car for all i know. all that matters to you guys is that the tushies are tight and the bellies are flat. meanwhile, there are caring, interesting, compassionate women of a certain age sitting home alone, reading jane austen and eating tubs of ice cream and getting fat which makes them even less likely to ever--"
"are we still talking about me? because i can't tell anymore."
"no. i'm sorry dad, i can't either."
"it's all right."
"i just don't want to see her get hurt."
"i don't either. but it's different for me; i've had the love of my life… and no one else can ever touch that. no one can come close. so, i'm just out there passing the time, tap dancing if you want the truth. maybe if i dance fast enough, i won't remember what i've lost."