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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 12:00 AM

What do you call a female cuckold?

Besides "Suzanne Craig."
Lynn Harris

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  • Thursday, September 6, 2007 08:45 AM

    Look to the classics

    Penelope sat at home weaving while her husband was out having adventures. Maybe "Pennies"?

    People get married and stay married for all sorts of reasons. The asexual wife who would just as soon her husband gets his needs met elsewhere became a stereotype for a reason. Who's to say these women aren't getting exactly what they want -- stability, status, companionship, whatever -- out of their atypical marriages?

    Janet Hardy

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