“I suspect that men have always struggled with what is expected of them by women. But women themselves have some diverse views on what they expect from men. From where I am sitting, stereotypes and relationships sit uneasily.” Tim looks at what men expect from women and vice versa.
Advice from a 1950s Home Economics textbook for schoolgirls, teaching how to prepare for married life.
“Suppose my partner who may (purely for the sake of argument) feel a tad insecure, temporarily doubts my deep affection for her. She might say something like ‘Show me that you love me’; innocent enough. Except that all kinds of neural pathways in my brain now go into gridlock.” Tim Sharp explores the Be Spontaneous Paradox.
“Does your name ever cause you hassle? Sometimes even the most innocent name can. Would you believe there’s a TV presenter on a UK gardening programme called Gay Search? I’m sorry, but every time I hear that name I think of phone-lines to contact gay people. It’s probably not the sort of name one would choose to have any more than, say, Yellow Pages.” What’s in a name?…
“Naan-aa, just killed a man
Poppadom against his head
Had lime pickle, now he’s dead…”