Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's privacy, self-respect, and interior decorating scheme. For example, men could be imported from the developing countries . . .
Source: The Worst Years of Our Lives, Tales of the Man Shortage (1991; first published in Mother Jones, 1986).
-- Barbara Ehrenreich, (Aug 26 1941-____), US writer; She wrote Witches, Midwives, and Nurses, 1972.