Yup–sorry there Stoid, whereas I’ve been known to venture over to the toaster oven side of life a time or two I don’t think I have what it takes to pursue it as a regular thing–this chick does love the dick, I must say… That, and menstrual synchrony is something to be approached with fear and trembling!
Priceguy, to be fair our society does allow men to get along with a more limited palette to their emotions–they may feel many different ones but it’s considered okay for a guy to respond to complex feelings with simple responses. Guys can get by with a short list of acceptable responses to situations and seldom get called on it–unless they’re in a relationship. Spouses tend to resist being treated in a simplistic and cookie cutter manner and a man who really prefers to be a groin-scratchin’, tv-watchin’, beer-swillin’ REGULAR GUY™ is probably going to catch some shit from the wife because she has wider and deeper communication needs than the stereotype allows.
Women, on the other hand, are pretty much forced from an early age to learn to parse their own emotions, describe them accurately and respond appropriately in a nuanced manner. Female friends and relatives don’t put up with general answers, evasive responses or equivocal gestures and will hound a woman until she coughs up what the real deal is–then they will mercilessly dissect the issue until everyone has consensus that they know where they stand. Beware of women who don’t have women friends, they tend to be the ones who don’t communicate as well or who are duplicitous without copping to it and other women don’t trust them. Or they’re women who prefer to adopt the typical male-style emotional simplicity model and other women don’t want to deal with them because there’s a disconnect there that makes a lot of women uncomfortable. There are plenty of real men around who act that way, why mess about with a woman who feels emotionally like a man and isn’t likely to give the emotional resonance women expect from their friends?
And just for the record, Dan Savage is the best sex columnist EVER, even if the very thought of cunnilingus makes him queasy… 
