On Valentine’s Day, I asked my Creative Writing class a simple question — one I should have known would create a firestorm of controversy among young adults in their late teens and early twenties: “In the business of romance, which sex — male or female — does Mother Nature favor most?”
Controversy conquered creativity. One boy boasted that males have the advantage because they become the dominant leader and sole lover of their female entourages. To illustrate, he mentioned the regal status of dominant males in lion prides.