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The Guilty Party
Constant, needless guilt seems to be a female specialty. And the real question is: What's it camouflaging? By Sarah Van Boven
What do women feel guilty about? Here's the short answer: everything. And it didn't take an extensive investigation to unearth the long answer -- in fact, I didn't even have to get up from my desk. I sent out an email to two dozen friends asking them to name something they'd felt guilty about in the past 24 hours. Twenty of them wrote back, most within hours, with a list that was almost breathtaking in its variety and complexity. Just a small sample: "I feel guilty about spending $120 on a massage, then falling ...