Gynarchy is coming.
It was called the War of Female Dominance, or the War of Male Submission. Every man was caged by law, and 85% were privately owned. Street crime fell to zero. Women could, for the first time in history, walk safely at night without fear, wearing anything they chose. It was glorious.
Commanding Attention: Techniques to dominate your husband
What's the term for it, "cognitive dissonance"?
When I'm in captivity, I get intensely excited when I'm near my owner. I have an overpowering urge to please her. Maybe it's a vain hope that she will let me out, or maybe the frustration at not being able to please myself is manifesting into action.
Yes, that's exactly what the cage is supposed to do, of course. But the more agitation results in greater attentiveness and more begging to please my owner orally. She has less and less incentive to let me out. I snap to attention when she talks, come quickly when ordered, and do every casual chore she cares for.
I can't back off and pretend I'm not interested, or disobey a single thing she says, though I've halfheartedly tried. It's a real pickle.