One of the conflicting issues that helps keep the world revolving is the difference between the male and female sex. For centuries, the conflict that arises from each sex's differences has caused disputes and quarrels that stem from the inability to understand the characteristics of men and women. In Houston's story, the differences in genders are depicted in a scenario that gives rise to clashes between the male and female sex. Men and women both have their differences in viewpoints and tendencies, but it is through those discrepancies and experiences when dealing with the differences that perspective is gained.
Houston's story, "How to Talk to a Hunter", gives many examples of the differences between men and women, and shows how those differences lead to conflict. She is also submissive to her husband which is a gender trait that is apparent in many women in society, however is a trait that is conflicting for some women and is made an issue that has been fought to be overcome for centuries. Though both sexes enjoy playing the game of love, some aspects that each sex has defined for themselves has led to the label that men are narrow-minded and cannot see outside the box. This means that once they have their heart set on one thing, nothing else seems to matter and they are not open to the possibilities that surround them. Houston stresses not only the emotional differences between men and women, but also the mental differences between them. This illustrates the inner desire of men that is exposed only in the privacy of one's home.