Walking into my office, you definitely see the backside of my dual monitor + audio interfaces + studio monitor speakers (I dabble in music production as well as tech) from the doorway.
I just live with it. I'm on the good side. The few times a day my wife needs to talk to me she just comes around to my side of the desk anyways.
My wife has long referred to me as her house manager.
I handle coordinating the various outside contractors needed for things like plumbing, electrical. I coordinate the house cleaning service. I handle the trips to the vet for the dogs. I'm here to sign for packages and deliveries. I handle taking things to the UPS/FedEx/USPS drop off.
Can we get an article on our pioneering life hacks as well?
-45F is pretty cold. Last weekend in southwestern North Dakota windchill temps were down in the -70F range. It's -51F in my hometown in northern ND right now.
An interesting tidbit was that with the -70F in ND and it being 92F in Miami at the same time there was a 162 degree temp difference in lower 48 states.
Even in highly liberal/socialistic countries with low levels of religion women are opting out.
It all boils down to choice. And women are choosing "No thanks" in high numbers even in countries where you'd think most of the barriers are quite low.
Turns out, actually having to give birth is kind of a drag, even in the best of conditions, and women who realize they have a choice in the matter are more and more likely to nope right out of it.
Or at least nope out at levels less than the current 2.1 children needed for replacement levels.
In my family, the difference would have been that the good food was from my German relations, who were Lutheran. (as were my Norwegian relations, but they didn't cook as good for funerals).
My wife's family is also German, but they are Catholic, from another part of the state and their funeral food is pretty good too.
I just live with it. I'm on the good side. The few times a day my wife needs to talk to me she just comes around to my side of the desk anyways.