The Double Coupling of Wants

Barter is what you do with those to whom you are not bound by ties of hospitality or kinship. Adlbotdle is always practised with non relatives and affords men a great deal of pleasure as they attempt to get the advantage over their exchange partner. A good exchange in which a man feels he has gotten the better of the deal is cause for bragging and pride. The best partner in adl badl is some one who is distant, specially, and will therefore have little opportunity to complain. Even if you do swap one thing for another, you are likely to frame the matter as a gift.