both laughed. They continued to walk around, making their way to the home goods section and lusting over expensive dinnerware from which to eat their standard diet of ramen and grilled cheese. “I kind of feel like it’s my balls, you know.” Marlene’s eyebrows rose in puzzlement. “I … what?” “Every time a woman rejects a man’s chivalrous display, his balls shrink, producing less testosterone and thereby slowly committing chivalry murder. Science.” Marlene responded only by shaking her head.
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