Listening

I don't know why the norm for marriage is a man and a woman.  Women need to talk and   men are lousy listeners.  Some men can listen, but they are trained and paid to do so.  Most of us guys are just no good at it.  But if a woman catches us not listening, and says, "You are not listening," then you know you are going to be punished one way or another.  It seems wrong to be punished for what is in your DNA.  Shouldn't the norm for marriage be a listener and a talker?  But then all these people who talk about the norm for marriage, it is all about sex, having babies.  Guys are good for that.  But they don't have the listening gene.  I think that the Irish women know this, but many choose to marry Irish anyway.  Maybe the Irish prefer to do their purgatory here on earth.