"l not -l" > wrote in message
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>
> On 20-Sep-2018, "Cheri" > wrote:
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>> > wrote in message
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>> > On Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 9:42:48 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>> >>
>> >> People who live alone generally enjoy living a selfish life style.
>> >>
>> > Nothing wrong with that; you can have things exactly like you want them
>> > and that includes meals. No fussing over what to watch on the TV
>> > either
>> > nor quarrels about money.
>>
>> It can't be called selfish when you live alone, it's only selfish if you
>> indulge yourself at the expense of others that live with you. I imagine
>> Sheldon's wife is an expert on the subject of living with a selfish mate.
>> LOL
> I'm conflicted about what real-life Sheldon is like. You may be correct
> and
> that may well explain his number of marriages. But, my father had a
> friend
> that Sheldon reminds me of; all coarse, fake manliness, tough and
> opinionated; except when his wife was around. When she was around he was
> all Casper Milquetoast, "yes dear", "whatever you say dear", "yes, I did
> the
> laundry dear", "what shall I prepare for your dinner dear", etc. He was
> totally subservient to her every whim/desire, totally emasculated. I've
> sometimes wondered if that is real-life Sheldon and the Internet is his
> pressure relief valve; his chance to display his caricature view of
> masculinity.


You could be right, I have often wondered if he acts that way at home, I
can't believe anyone would put up with it on a daily basis. Here, one has
the option of marking his crude posts as read, but maybe he knows that she
would take a spatula to his head if he acted that way at home, at least one
would hope.

Cheri