tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post113331873703519296..comments2023-12-22T19:52:13.198-05:00Comments on Fernham: DoubtAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281027116636227323noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1133817920985220342005-12-05T16:25:00.000-05:002005-12-05T16:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for these thoughts, Michelle. And yes, do p...Thanks for these thoughts, Michelle. And yes, do put "Doubt" on your list.<BR/><BR/>I skimmed the Newsweek piece--now I wish I hadn't recycled it, thanks you the smart connection. I think you're right about Dowd & marriage. When I was single and longing to fall in love, my mom kept sayiing to me that people who want to get married do get married. I doubted but have come to believe that that's true. What is interesting is not whether or not someone's married but what kind of marriage they have, how they manage the difficult daily negotiations of marriage. But that is a mystery that few understand or write about with much insight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281027116636227323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1133718023544389432005-12-04T12:40:00.000-05:002005-12-04T12:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for the review of Doubt! Someone else recom...Thanks for the review of Doubt! Someone else recommended it to me also, so now I'll definitely put it on my list.<BR/><BR/>And speaking of Maureen Dowd, did you see the Newsweek cover story for (I believe it was) October 24? It was titled "How Women Lead" and profiled several very smart, very successful women. If we use theory debunking a la Dowd (that is, my male friend doesn't like smart women, therefore all men don't like smart women), then this article completely debunks her theory about the chances of a successful woman getting married and having children, because ALL of the women profiled in this article are married, and most have children. Do men really have a problem with successful women? Or do they just have a problem with Maureen Dowd herself?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405664149403589996noreply@blogger.com