Summary of Sex Lies and Conversation
According to the author Deborah Tannan, the article "Sex, Lies, and Conversation" is all about how differently men and woman perceive conversation in their relationship. ... And according to Tannen who is quoting the sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman, the 50% divorce rate is a "virtual epidemic of failed conversation". This article talks about what happens in relationships when there is no conversation, or it is just a sided conversation. ... The men find that patronizing and would rather woman just sit and listen and comment at the end of the conversation.