Perspective

The younger man explodes into pacing. “Been married long?”

“Ten years now.”

“Ten? Really? No wonder you’re so calm. What’s the key to it?” He casts an anxious look at the far-away bedroom door. “I mean, doesn’t it emotionally emasculate you, your wife’s needing this?”

Gently setting down his beer, the older man looks thoughtful. “Maybe, you’re not ready for this.”

“How can you stand it? If you love her so much, how can you let her?”

The pleasurable moans of two women interrupt, echoing the length of the hallway.

“Since I love her this much, how can I not?”