the mancation tradition has been happening long enough that we don't really know how long it has been happening. if asked, we say it has been in effect for around twenty years.

i know that it has been going on long enough that when bookguy got married, he listed his mancation as a non-negotiable part of his life and like his occasional surly attitude, is just part of the package.

wether this year was twenty years on the dot, a few years short or a few years over, this ritual has become a true crown jewel in lives that were already pretty high-flying—higher-flying than either of us had ever hoped for for ourselves at least.