When You're In Love, You Put Up

The Rationale That Etiquette Should Be Eschewed Because It Fosters Inequality Does Not Ring True In A Society That Openly Admits To A Feverish Interest In The Comparative Status-conveying Qualities Of Sneakers. Manners Are Available To All, For Free.

. . . Women Were Brought Up To Have Only One Set Of Manners. A Woman Was Either A Lady Or She Wasn't, And We All Know What The Latter Meant. Not Even Momentary Lapses Were Allowed; There Is No Female Equivalent Of The Boys-will-be-boys Concept.

When You're In Love, You Put Up With Things That, When You're Out Of Love You Cite.

There Is No Etiquette Rule That Decrees One Must Give Out Personal Information To Anyone Who Asks.

It's Far More Impressive When Others Discover Your Good Qualities Without Your Help.