Zerophilia???

So last Friday night when I finally had the big huge TV in the family room all to myself I decided to settle in and watch one of my favorite movies, Zerophilia. For those who have no idea what it's about, it's basically about people of either sex that have an extra chromosome and can change sex initially whenever they have the "O".  Eventually they discover that they prefer one sex over the other and they choose to be one or the other.

Now imagine if we all could do that. No more "Men are from Mars, Women from Venus" books, no more counseling to understand why he doesn't listen, and she never shuts up,  no more wondering what turns the other sex on...It sure does sound great. Of course sex education would be a nightmare. But hey, that would be a small price to pay.

But honestly, if you could choose what sex you'd like to be, would you choose any differently? And underneath it all are men really all that different from women? Or do all of us carry the same baggage to a greater or lesser degree? And how much of who we are, male or female, is really just the product of our socialization?

Science theorizes that for a fetus to become male an extra step is needed that causes some degree of damage to the bridge between the two hemispheres of the male brain. It definitely allows men to focus more intensely on one thing at a time. Ever try to talk to a guy while he's watching a football game? See how far you get with that. A corpse would probably be more responsive.

Now women on the other hand have a huge bridge between the two hemispheres which accounts for how a mother can be on the phone while typing on her laptop and helping her kids with their homework. Of course all that multitasking means her brain is always in overdrive, which is probably why we talk so much.

Then of course there's the Venus and Mars people who say that men "do" and women "feel". Okay....So that's why your hubby buys you a vacuum cleaner for your 20th wedding anniversary and you "feel" insulted. And of course, he fixes your car out of love rather than for fear of hearing you nag about how he never delivers.

Alright so maybe there ARE a few differences. But how different? Ever look at women after menopause? Their hair thins, their waists thicken, voices deepen and they develop a keen sense of not putting up with any crap from anybody. They become like...their husbands.

And the husbands? Well... after a certain age they suddenly seem to develop a desire for conversation and a keen interest in what exactly their female partners do all day.

So does it all come down to a hormone ratio? Who knows? Or do we really want to know?