Gramsci shuddered. Along with its glory moments, the 1970s had also seen the likes ofABBA. Homicide, rather than lurve, was what he imagined that inspiring.
"Stereotypically," the Cow continued, "they found that women's jealousy was provoked by men's investment in other women - time, money or affection - whereas men's jealousy was provoked by women's sexual interest in other men. That does rather feed the 'men do sex, women do shopping' myth, doesn't it?"
Gramsci wasn't entirely sure this was a myth, but knew better than to argue. Instead he tried diversion.
"Interesting," he muttered. "According to Shettel-Neuber, Bryson & Young's 1978 study, when exposed to situations of sexual jealousy - say, a competitor for their mate's sexual or intimate attention appears on the scene - men's response is typically to become angry, whereas women's is typically to make themselves more attractive in an effort to retain their mate."
"Right - like Ivana Trump turning herself into Marla Maples to try to keep the Donald!" the Cow muttered. "That didn't get her very far!"
"Nor Marla Maples, for very long," chuckled Gramsci. "Mind you, I imagine it might have its uses. I imagine there are aspects of Monica Lewinsky that Bill Clinton wouldn't have mindedHillary emulating..."
The Cow imagined, somehow, that knitting wasn't one of them...