NFL Wives Offer New Way To Fight The Man Gene?
Given the media coverage infidelity receives, it’s legitimate for spouses, particularly wives, to worry about straying husbands, particularly those in high-powered jobs. When Eliot Spitzer’s sexual indiscretions forced his resignation as governor of New York, I analyzed his situation in the context of a previously little known medical phenomenon: The Man Gene. With my subsequent Man Gene posts, it seems all I’ve done is make women mad at me and make others conclude that I’m mad. I remain undeterred. The Man Gene exists, and it wreaks havoc everywhere, including the workplace.
Even before Brett Favre was accused of sending pictures of his private parts to a New York Jets’ game hostess, wives of National Football League players had launched “Off the Market.” They say it’s designed to nurture marriages by bringing together NFL couples to sustain a positive, healthy relationship. Then the real reason: to try to make sure “their husbands don’t stray.” To husbands, if you get caught, you’ll wish you were dead. To potential paramours, my husband is “Off the Market,” so hands off.
Have NFL wives found an answer to The Man Gene’s menace? Can “Off the Market” work in companies? No and no. The reason that sports stars and other celebrities, usually men, find themselves in hot water is that they have many more coupling opportunities than men in normal jobs. The Man Gene makes it almost impossible for a man who, day after day, is offered whatever he wants by multiple hot women, to remain faithful. I’m not saying that every male sports star cheats. I’m just saying that if he doesn’t, he’s has fought much harder than he’s ever fought during a game.
Mock me if you like. Curse me if you must. But I’m right. Only advanced genetic engineering will defeat The Man Gene. Maybe the new health care law will make it possible for employers to include this in health insurance plans.
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Hate to be the picky English major, but “faught” is not in my dictionary. Perhaps you mean “fought”?
Susan,
I was just testing readers to see if anyone would catch this. Actually, of course, I messed up. Not sure why spellcheck didn’t catch this. But you’re right. It is “fought,” and I have made the change on the blog post. Thanks for being a picky English major.
John
Many of these relationships are fraught with foughting.
That helps a lot, Frank.