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" Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do. "
Warren Farrell
Women
Commitment
Men
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" Virtually every society that survived did so by socializing its sons to be disposable. Disposable in war; disposable in work. We need warriors and volunteer firefighters, so we label these men heroes. "
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