I like the company of men. I've never been welcome in those groups, but then I would no more go to a consciousness-raising group and talk about my intimate life with my husband than fly to the moon. I never understood all that.
Nancy FridayI think biologically we are attracted to more than one person, but given society and our needs, monogamy works better.
Nancy FridayOh, I know all about my mother and me,' you may say. 'All that business with my mother was over years ago.' You don't and it wasn't.
Nancy FridayTo say something nice about themselves, this is the hardest thing in the world for people to do.
Nancy FridayFor instance, in group therapy, I'll have people stand up, show off, give a speech about themselves as though they've just died and have to give a eulogy. Even with this explicit permission - even an order - to say something nice about themselves, this is the hardest thing in the world for people to do. They'd rather take their clothes off.
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