“Give the women the right to say no,” says Wittel. His look darkens: “Well, don’t announce it, because then their husbands will tell them to say no.” Wittel says after a moment: “The women are not that stupid. The women are happy to be with other men . . . Many of them are just waiting for permission; if they don’t get the permission, some will do it anyway. It’s always been like that, and it always will be.”

