The Socially Aware

For many people this is a very sad day.  Much like a funeral reception that is filled with friends, family and a great spread of tasty treats, today we say good bye to the 2009 NFL football season for six long months.  The chores and family gatherings you were able to avoid because your team was playing, are now filling the calendar.  Those who love you more than the game, may secretly welcome this time of year to get more of your attention.  So tonight when the chip scraps the last bit of salsa from the bowl, will you:

1. Start spending more time with your kids or significant other.

2. Quickly switch your enthusiasm to another sport.

3. Enter a deep dark depression that can only be cured by the release of the 2010 training camp reports (August).

or 4. You don’t know Peyton Manning from Barry Manilow.

Does your social awareness increase after football season?

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This week I’ve had the pleasure of overhearing and joining in a few conversations on fidelity.  Be it due to the latest star athlete caught with his pants down or someone’s personal experience, the topic of cheating can easily become a heated conversation. What I found most interesting is who people decide to blame and more often than not, it’s the woman.
It’s no secret that men are easily seduced, making them weak to the advancements of women. Which may be why “the other woman” is often blamed for the destruction of a relationship. Second in line for the blame game is the wife/girlfriend.  When a man strays, suddenly everything from her housekeeping to bedroom skills come into question. Although men aren’t exempt from blame, they may be deserving of a little sympathy if they can prove that they did not originally pursue the relationship (see the seduction rule). So in our attempt to become more socially aware I ask, do women make men cheat?

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