“What do you think?” my wife asked, turning her head sideways and giving me a look that was both shy and teasing. “I like it. I like it a lot,” I replied as Karen turned her attention back to the full-length mirror in our bedroom. She tugged at the hem of the red dress she had just bought. It was a couple of inches shorter than she would normally wear and ended well above her knees. I should explain that it had been bough...