Re "For richer and for poorer," Column One, Oct. 25
The focus on Wall Street wives' deferred dreams is, at best, disgusting. I find it hard to believe that The Times devoted that much print to the whining wives who "describe the pain of walking through malls and boutiques -- how it hurts knowing they can't grab a few things for themselves that might catch their fancy."
Please tell me this is satire and not a serious piece.
Trudy Sibley
Northridge
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No doubt the family members of Wall Street workers -- male and female, young and old -- have been affected by the current economic crisis.
But The Times glosses over serious matters in order to focus on a few women's quashed materialistic desires. You refer to "families reeling during this downturn" and then go on to describe "the pain" some women suffer when they can't buy everything they want at the mall.
