Some people give gifts in order to bewilder, confuse, and manipulate their recipients.

Arm yourself with as many options as possible before making your next move.

If your partner asks you if something bothers you, and something bothers you, the best thing you can do is say, "Yes, it bothers me." Otherwise you create a situation where they think everything is fine, continue with the offending behavior, while you build up a secret reservoir of resentment that will eventually come pouring out, to their shock.

Worrying seems like a fairly natural state of being for a parent, so feel free to worry as much as you want.

Knowledge of death is the beginning of wisdom.

Many fathers go their entire lives without announcing how sexy their son's old girlfriends are.

If your wife briefly corrects someone with "Actually, I'm bisexual" during conversation, it hardly sounds like attempting to remain an object of desire to me. If she went around saying, "Actually, I'm still very interested in men, particularly you, you massive dose of sexual charisma," you might have a case.