When he recovers from his wife's cruelty, I hope he thinks about all the things he has fixed with his wire. Toys, cars, leaning trees, chair legs, hanging lights over his deck... He has slowly built and improved the world around him with his wire, his efforts, and his life.

This is what men do.

To be mocked for it is a nasty, nasty shit trick.

Men tend to stay self contained because they know that the external world has little respect for them. They judge themselves and hold themselves to their own standards. They must; because getting a fair assessment in the world is about as likely as Trump getting a fair trail in DC.