For a short story, it does some much. A commentary on society and most of all it draws a peculiar parallels for life stages that are opposites but are very similar. Most of us already realized what the author told here and yet he still manages to create a fun story.

I would say the story was so short, there was a lot more to explore. I think the movie adaptation, while romanticized, was able to explore the themes a bit better.
Also, waz up with all these old authors only attributing value to women based on how she looks? Its seriously driving me mad. I might need to get on the contemporary train soon, I miss contemporary values.