He plays as if he's a student, oblivious to everyone around him, and this is a practice session.

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Instead, he says, women need to feel relaxed in order to feel sexy -- and it's hard to unwind when there are chores to be done and a husband who's oblivious to them.

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They stride around proclaiming a project's permanence, oblivious to the shadow of catastrophe that looms behind them.

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