The Secret to Lasting Love Is Sexual Inequality

For any relationship to thrive, a couple must recognize that men and women are equal in value yet wildly different in nature.

Men and women no longer know how to date or even how to be married. Who’s supposed to do what?WeAre/Shutterstock

Not long ago I received an email from a divorced real estate agent in Beverly Hills who had this to say:

“Dear Suzanne,

I just read about you, and I’d like to talk to you about my daughter who’s a high achiever. She’s 38, well-educated (two Ivy League schools), creative, intelligent, sophisticated, loving, successful, and attractive with a model-like body, and surprisingly can’t find a desired partner. I must say she wasted many years on several senseless relationships. She is now extremely unhappy that she doesn’t have a partner and, most importantly, she wants to have children. She has consulted with a few relationship coaches, but she is still single. All of her friends are married with kids. I’m clueless why she can’t find her desired partner. Thank you in advance for your help.” My emailer’s daughter is not alone. Countless women today face the exact same problem: They’re successful in life but not in love. And their quandary is bigger than they realize, for if and when these women do find a husband, it will not be the end of their struggle. Finding a man to marry today is only half the battle.