According to the Science section of the New York Times, when women bottle up their emotions in fights with their spouses, they die earlier.
Amen, says this loud mouthed blogger. My very mid-western husband took some time to used to this, but now he has come to cherish the occasional irate call from his wife at the office.
Ya gotta love the sidebar of the article on why couples fight according to gender. Sex and housecleaning. Why don’t men just figure out that cleaning earns them sex points?
Apt. 11d 
My husband told a colleague that he calls housework foreplay.
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And why can’t women just figure out that sex earns them “Yes, dear, I’ll do it right away” points?
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Why don’t men just figure out that cleaning earns them sex points?
Would you please explain this to my wife. She doesn’t agree.
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I don’t know what to think about the fact that women fight with their spouses about alcohol just as much as they do about sex. That’s rather frightening, actually; especially assuming these women aren’t sanctimonious WCTU killjoys who get after their husbands for a glass of wine with dinner.
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