Men didn't respect beauty...they used it.

Brother, when beauty falls into your hand, you hold on to it while you can. You could be dead tomorrow.
Well, that’s... inspiring.

There were too many idiot men in the world, to her way of thinking. And most of them ended up bumping up against stubborn women.

Aren't most romance heros, or heros in fiction of any kind, generally superior to real men? Same goes for heroines and real women.

It's a compulsion, it's a need that goes beyond the ability to consciously control it, and in that respect it's very similar to drug addiction.

There are plenty of men who philander during the summer, to be sure, but they are usually the same lot who philander during the winter-albeit with less convenience.