Ever wondered what it would be like to date a Ninja Turtle? The woman shouldn't have to do all the cooking.
You noticed that the trash bin was full so you walked over to it and saw a lot burnt items in it. In a sweet but firm, maybe even humorous way, put men in their place for going a week without calling, setting boundaries about sex, not jumping through their hoops. So I respectfully disagree with the applicability of your last analogy.Or projects we have we call ‘herding cats – that are rabid and want to kill you’.