i play it all night long

I've been thinking about the difference in the way men and women are treated when a marriage ends. The different things we do. The ways we cope.

this is the worst night i ever had
Women want to swoop in and help the fallen man. Make sure he is okay, that he is handling all the extra work. Bake a casserole. Talk about their single friends.
Men want to take him out for a beer, make sure he is hanging in. But nothing to intimate. A toast to better chicks.
you won't be happy with me
Women are scared of me. I could be you. They have an idea of how hard it is, but don't want to acknowledge it.
Men are scared of me.
Someone else's might not have made me so sad
Men run fast to a new relationship. Desperation. Validation. Sexual need. I don't know.
Women retreat. Work on creating new families. A new kind of family life. Jump in to work and finances and stability. Trying to recreate what a man provided.
* "100,000 Fireflies" Superchunk and awesomely covered by Magnetic Fields.