Retired-husband syndrome
originally, the more husbands help housework, the more satisfied wifes are
however, husbands not only interferes housework (not helping but only interfering) and follows everywhere wife goes
this conflicts with women’s tendency to expand their social activity as they get older
For healthy retirement
importance of conversation
conversation bases respect
Introduction
"..... since I arrived in Washington. This city, unlike any other place I've lived, is a haven for the metrosexual. A metrosexual, in case you didn't catch any of several newspaper articles about this developing phenomenon (or the recent "South Park" episode on Comedy Central), is a straight man who styles his hair using three different products (and actually calls them "products"
middle-aged male with a nice beer gut...
...divorced about times,
wishing you were skating again.
Dudes.
-Get the moron out of the pool.
-Matt.
When is the moron gonna
release his death grip on our premises?
Have you smelled it lately?
lts like an open sewer.
-Good to see you too, Pops.
-We need to talk about your future.
Yeah, you know, ld love to,
but were heading out to this....
-Sugarplum.
-l
middle-aged women.
GLADYS
Showtime.
SUPER: GLADYS LEEMAN, LOCAL CHAIRMAN, PAGEANT ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE.
DOCUMENTARIAN (O.S.)
Do you think that most people would
say that teenage beauty pageants are a
good idea?
GLADYS
Oh yah-sure, I know what some of your
big city, no bra wearin, hairy-legged
womens libbers say, "Pageants are old-
fashioned" and, uh, and "demeaning" to
the girls --
IRIS
(ju
a silent, stone-face wisp of a child,
watches her father. Margaret races in.
MARGARET
Father! A post rider!
Martin pointedly continues his work without looking up.
MARTIN
Very well.
Margaret waits, then, seeing that her father isnt going
to come, she turns and races out.
EXT. FRESH WATER PLANTATION - DAY
The post rider rides up to the house. ABIGALE AND ABNER,
a middle-aged African couple, ste