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Commentary
My wife and I attended a lovely party the other day. It was a gathering of dear friends, who have known, loved, and admired each other for many decades. The conversations were encouraging and inspiring. But during much of the party there were two conversations going: men talking with men on one side of the room and women with women on the other. On the drives home, the wives probably all asked their husbands, “So, what were you guys talking about?”
This is not necessarily ideal. Men need women’s wisdom and insights, and vice versa. But it IS interesting to observe how conversations sometimes differ between groups of men and groups of women. Is it nurture or nature? Or both?