Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways.
I must say also that it's never worked to my disadvantage that I have long, blond hair.
You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound as if they are pontificating if they tell the story.
the real killer was when you married the wrong person but had the right children.
People forget years and remember moments.
Also minimalism is a term that all of us who share so little in common and who are lumped together as minimalists are not terribly happy with.