The Chickenshit Factor

December, 1991

Gentlemen, some women would pay a lot to learn the secret that I am going to reveal about us in this column. So let's agree to keep it confidential--just between us chickens, you might say.You know our secret. As men, we wrestle with the perpetual fear of being rejected by women. For most men, being snubbed by women is a major nightmare.I call this fearful male attitude the Chickenshit Factor, and I happen to own my fair share of it. It lies like a sleeping terrorist at the center of my male hea...