Most men would rather be basted over the eternal flames of hell than spend hours examining clothing, even though they can spend a good deal of time on a car lot. Women revel in the hunt, tracking the illusive quarry of price, color and fit through countless retail venues. Even Christmas shopping cannot dampen their fervor. And the rest of us wonder why some men see women with lesser dreams as forbidding. Many men can see the logic of women wanting larger breasts - or firmer fannies or smaller thighs.
Men hate to think of women suffering the misery of large thighs.
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