I’d find someone else. No distractions. Men get in the way of ambition. Plus, they laugh at you when you fail

I fought a killer and didn’t even smudge my makeup.

After the wink, his head moved down and his eyes made a beeline to my chest. Ugh. The old man felt me up with his eyes. Men really are all just alike—no matter the age. He was a flirtatious old fossil.

You have to be able to compensate for the men. You have to compensate them with competition and scholarships to make sure they stay.

That may be a ... distraction,

Acclaim is a distraction.