Thinking out loud

Foundations of Ladder Theory      The ladder theory is a theory of adult male/female interaction. It has its basis in many years of sociological field testing. Ladder Theory was first conceptualized in 1994 in Exeter, California USA, by Dallas Lynn, with acknowledgement to the contribution made by Jared Whitson.  Sally: We are just going to be friends, OK?  Harry: Great, friends. It's the best thing...You realize, of course, that we can never be friends.  Sally: Why not?  Harry: What I'm saying is - and this is not a come-on in any way, shape, or form - is that men and women can't be friends, because the sex part always gets in the way.  Sally: That's not true. I have a number of men friends and there is no sex involved.  Harry: No, you don't.  Sally: Yes, I do.  Harry: No, you don't.  Sally: Yes, I do.  Harry: You only think you do.  Sally: You're saying I'm having sex with these men without my knowledge?  Har...

Foundations of Ladder Theory      The ladder theory is a theory of adult male/female interaction. It has its basis in many years of sociological field testing. Ladder Theory was first conceptualized in 1994 in Exeter, California USA, by Dallas Lynn, with acknowledgement to the contribution made by Jared Whitson.  Sally: We are just going to be friends, OK?  Harry: Great, friends. It's the best thing...You realize, of course, that we can never be friends.  Sally: Why not?  Harry: What I'm saying is - and this is not a come-on in any way, shape, or form - is that men and women can't be friends, because the sex part always gets in the way.  Sally: That's not true. I have a number of men friends and there is no sex involved.  Harry: No, you don't.  Sally: Yes, I do.  Harry: No, you don't.  Sally: Yes, I do.  Harry: You only think you do.  Sally: You're saying I'm having sex with these men without my knowledge?  Har...