Quote by Gloria Steinem

Someone once asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave the common-sensical reply that we don't have as much money. That was a true but incomplete answer. In fact, women's total instinct for gambling is satisfied by marriage.

Someone once asked me why women don't gamble as much as men

Summary

The quote humorously suggests that women's inclination to take risks and gamble is fulfilled through the commitment and uncertainty of marriage. The speaker initially attributes women's lower participation in gambling to their comparatively lower income. However, they opine that marriage itself embodies a gamble, as it involves the risks and uncertainties of forming a lifelong partnership. The quote playfully plays on the idea that women may find excitement, unpredictability, and the thrill of taking chances in the commitment and unpredictability of relationships, rather than in traditional forms of gambling.

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Gambling (gaming)

By Gloria Steinem

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