The essays “Stay Young” and “I Want a Wife” can be both compared and contrasted. In the essay “Stay Young” Mannes says “ The more time a woman spends on herself, the less time she has for others…(307)” Mannes says that women are trying to be perfect for themselves and not spending time with their families. In the essay “I Want a
Wife” Brady says that all women are devoted to their husbands. Brady thinks that all of a women’s time is spent waiting on their husbands and not doing anything for themselves. “Stay Young” and “I Want a Wife” are coming from opposite sides on the issue of how women spend their time and what is important.