Robert Blake Should Have Played Golf

A few days ago I opined that most of a young woman's male friends would like to be more than friends. On the flip side, many men that are more than friends, specifically husbands who've been married a while, would like to be less. While divorce is an obvious option in extreme situations, there are a myriad of coping strategies for the rest, which may ultimately reduce to fight or flight options. Between the incessant battling and the milktoast "yes dear" poles exist many classic male avoidance strategies. Whether it's putting in more time at work, frequenting the local tavern, or hibernating in the cellar workshop, after the "honeymoon" period many men find themselves desirous of taking the occasional or frequent break from their mate. For example, why do you think golf was invented? A game that takes half a day to play without wives or significant others? An obvious male artifice to have a brief respite in which to enjoy himself. Most men seek peace. Too many women do not understand that they would be much closer to men if they were not so close to them. Had Mrs. Blake let Robert play golf, she might be alive today.*

*What is wrong with those California juries?