>>The stuff we put up with from the opposite sex! ;-)
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>I'd say that there's a magic sentence to help your troubles, but since "I'm out for a smoke, you'll find me near the entrance" would be politically rectified this way or another, I'm saying nothing.

I was being jokey. There are excellent reasons to put up with the quirks of the opposite sex. Women would say the same of men, although possibly with less conviction.