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Jewish World Review Dec. 2, 2005 / 1 Kislev, 5766 Yes, Maureen Dowd, men are necessary By Lori Borgman
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There are a lot of things I sometimes think I'd like to be, but a man is never one of them.
Talk about a group maligned, vilified and marginalized.
How do we need thee? Let me count the ways:
Men provide.
Men take responsibility.
Men tend to be steady.
Men temper women's concerns for security and safety with a sense of adventure and risk.
Men teach boys what it means to be male.
Men and women together can accomplish what neither is able to accomplish alone.
Men tend to be direct and have simple needs; chief among these would be food, love and respect, though not necessarily in that
order.
And ladies, this seems like a good place to mention Relationship Tip No. 37: Do not attempt to turn your man into your girlfriend.
Do you seriously think shopping is going to be his thing?
Last year in our nation, 1.5 million babies were born out of wedlock. These children have no "man of the house," no dad who
wants to marry mom. Statistics say the overwhelming majority of these kids will be at risk for a variety of dangers and behaviors.
In simple terms, life is going to whoop the stuffin' right out of a great number of them.
Are men necessary? Very much so. It is a tragedy we have spent so long telling them they weren't.
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© 2005, Lori Borgman
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