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A pinch from my book, The Wives of Machismo, "The Story Behind The Dress.".

It's early evening on Saturday and John is sitting on the couch watching TV where he has been for several hours.  Delfina walks into the living room in an exquisite gold, fitted dress made of sequins and stones. The dress sits slightly above her knees and compliments her matching purse and stilettos. “How do I look?" she asked John as she placed her hands on her hips and smiled. "Like a tramp," he replied. Delfina gasped, "Excuse me?" she says in shock. "I said like a tramp. Now go take that shit off!" he says. Her mouth drops open and she frowns. Shocked and confused she heads towards the front door anyways. He jumps off the couch and starts ripping the dress off of her.  Delfina screams in shock. She begins to cry. "I can't believe you did that!" she yells. "You’re a married woman now! Married women don't go out without their husbands!" yells John.  "What?" she sa