I think the massage thing just depends. For a massage that is just for relaxation, I would probably prefer a woman. For a massage that is to deal with deep muscle tension, I want a man that can really blast the deep tissues and leave me relaxed.
JWS, I'm envious of you and your puppy. I can't have pets where we live and W and 2 kids are allergic to almost everything. But, a puppy right now would sure be fun.
Yes, it is annoying that so many people can so easily counsel divorce when surely if the situation was reversed, they too would be trying hard to hold things together.
IAL, thank you for the insight. That's like being part of a Master's course and the study group divides up the reading list. You've just given us the cliff notes version of a lot of reading of this forum.