In the Ten Commandments of Charm, the effect of phone calls on men is compared to

• A. Long meals
• B. Excessive meals
• C. Sweet conversations
• D. Quiet dinners

Answer: (B)

The line uses a food metaphor to show how constant phone contact can feel like overindulgence. When charm relies on attention, calling too often is described as “excessive meals”—the idea that too many calls flood him with conversation in a way that can be overwhelming, satiating for a moment but ultimately burdensome or distracting. That sense of surplus is what the comparison aims to capture.

The other options don’t fit as cleanly. A long meal emphasizes duration rather than the idea of overdoing it; sweet conversations suggest something pleasant and limited, not overwhelming; quiet dinners imply restraint and calm, opposite to the notion of excess.