{"quotes":[{"text":"Paeng leans back and rests his hand flat on the table. “Vince.”Blushing, he snaps at his friend. “I dropped the bra on the wet tarp and I guess I must have accidentally gotten paint on it and touched it to my cheek, okay?”Paeng is silent as Vince sighs. “I didn’t mean to take my upset out on you, sorry.”“No big. So, you fondled it. Was it good for you?” Paeng’s eyes glitter, making Vince’s anxiety flare.“I couldn’t help myself! The girl’s smoking hot and yet she doesn’t appear to own trashy underwear.” He feels all dreamy just thinking about it. “It’s simple and soft . . . It felt so nice. She’s not like any of the girls I’ve met before. She’s direct, feisty and artistic and I bet she’s really smart. She’s nothing like the usual MOM Girl and she’s not even my type. But her underwear is beautiful. She doesn’t wear slutty underwear because she doesn’t put on airs, and oh, God, that’s so attractive. What I wouldn’t give to see—”Paeng face palms Vince. “Dude. You are waxing poetic about cotton underwear like my sisters wear when they get their periods. It’s just underwear. It is not the key to Dani’s psyche. You are making the kind of assumptions about her that lead to expensive rings, one point two kids, and minivans. You are in trouble.","author":"Jess Molly Brown","tags":["dating","humor","male-female-relationships"],"id":46153,"author_id":"Jess+Molly+Brown"},{"text":"A good woman is a pleasured treasure.","author":"Habeeb Akande","tags":["good-woman","male-female-relationships","pleasure","relationships","treasure","woman","women"],"id":129162,"author_id":"Habeeb+Akande"},{"text":"Observe the eyes, for they are the windows to her soul.","author":"Habeeb Akande","tags":["eyes","male-female-relationships","relationships","soul","women"],"id":152932,"author_id":"Habeeb+Akande"},{"text":"I am not a twenty-two-year-old boy; I am not a besotted fool. If you think to jilt me, think again. For I will not turn tail and run the other way as he did, oh no. I will find you, and I will drag you to the altar on your back if need be, no matter how you might be screaming. No matter how scandalous it might be.","author":"Brenda Joyce","tags":["historical-fiction","love","male-female-relationships","marriage","romance-novels"],"id":177072,"author_id":"Brenda+Joyce"},{"text":"When I think of New York City, I think of all the girls, the Jewish girls, the Italian girls, the Irish, Polack, Chinese, German, Negro, Spanish, Russian girls, all on parade in the city. I don't know whether it's something special with me or whether every man in the city walks around with the same feeling inside him, but I feel as though I'm at a picnic in this city. I like to sit near the women in the theaters, the famous beauties who've taken six hours to get ready and look it. And the young girls at the football games, with the red cheeks, and when the warm weather comes, the girls in their summer dresses . . .","author":"Irwin Shaw","tags":["dresses","girls","male-female-relationships","manhattan","marriage","new-york-city","summer"],"id":190094,"author_id":"Irwin+Shaw"},{"text":"I reflected how easy it is for a man to reduce women of a certain age to imbecility. All he has to do is give an impersonation of desire, or better still, of secret knowledge, for a woman to feel herself a source of power.","author":"Anita Brookner","tags":["aging","male-female-relationships"],"id":191686,"author_id":"Anita+Brookner"},{"text":"A man is NOT weak if he cries. A man is NOT a punk if he cries. A man is NOT acting like a little b*tch if he cries. He’s a Man! And he’s allowed to have and show his true feelings without feeling less than. Ladies, some of you need to do better. Learn to be compassionate, loving, supportive, and understanding. There’s NOTHING wrong with a man being vulnerable. I encourage you to be his joy, peace, and his safe place. Lift him up and be mindful NOT to tear him down. If you truly care for and love your man, do and say everything with love. Let him know that it’s okay to cry and that he doesn’t have to pretend to be okay when he’s not. Real men DO cry! They experience sadness, disappointments, pain, and many other feelings. A man shouldn’t have to suppress his emotions. That’s pure nonsense! A man that can cry, smile, and let his guards down is a keeper in my book. I couldn’t imagine acting hard all of the time. That’s so unfair! Ladies, strive to be a Queen of substance. PEACE.","author":"Stephanie Lahart","tags":["cry","crying","crying","emotional","emotions","empowering","feelings","food-for-thought","inspirational","inspirational","inspiring","male-female-relationships","males","males-and-females","man","men","powerful","relationship","relationships","stephanie-lahart","stephanie-lahart","thought-provoking","uplifting","wise-words","words-of-wisdom"],"id":193576,"author_id":"Stephanie+Lahart"},{"text":"A respectful woman is a righteous woman.","author":"Habeeb Akande","tags":["male-female-relationships","relationships","religious","respect","righteous","women"],"id":212209,"author_id":"Habeeb+Akande"},{"text":"Money may not be able to buy her love but it will definitely make her pay attention.","author":"Habeeb Akande","tags":["attention","love","male-female-relationships","money","relationships","wealth"],"id":260372,"author_id":"Habeeb+Akande"},{"text":"For every woman you know who has been given substandard treatment by her parents, used by her friend or boyfriend, abused by her husband, discriminated by her employers and ridiculed by society, I know a man who has been burdened with family responsibility since childhood, humiliated by his girlfriend, bullied by his employers, pushed by society and harassed by his wife. Everybody is fighting their own battle.","author":"Sanjeev Himachali","tags":["female-empowerment","female-liberation","female-protagonist","gender-differences","gender-equality","gender-inequality","gender-roles","gender-stereotypes","male-female-relationships","male-thinking","malevolence","mankind","sanjeev-himachali","womanhood"],"id":264069,"author_id":"Sanjeev+Himachali"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":17,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}