French Children Don't Throw Food

Olivier, who’s married to my journalist friend Christine, theorizes that breastfeeding demystifies the female breast, turning it into something utilitarian and animalistic. Just as French fathers steer clear of a woman’s business end during the birth, they avoid viewing the female breast when it’s used for unsexy purposes. ‘Men prefer not to see breastfeeding,’ Olivier says.

‘Today, marriage no longer has a bourgeois connotation. To the contrary, for me, it’s an act of bravado,’ Ferrari says.