Posted on 03/11/2008 5:30:41 PM PDT by Cecily
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has never been one to shrink from controversy, and she leaped headlong into one on Monday when she said that if a husband cheats, his wife may share some of the blame.
“When the wife does not focus in on the needs and the feelings, sexually, personally, to make him feel like a man, to make him feel like a success, to make him feel like her hero, he’s very susceptible to the charm of some other woman making him feel what he needs,” the popular psychologist and radio personality said.
More commonly known as just “Dr. Laura,” Schlessinger made the remarks while participating in one of several panel discussions on TODAY dealing with the breaking news that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer had been connected to a high-priced prostitution ring.
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Then you have not heard the occasional call from a woman complaining because her husband wants to do oral sex; both ways. The exasperation in her voice with those women is priceless. I seriously doubt Dr. Laura is a prude in bed with her husband.
She is also very much pro women being sexually satisfied. When women call griping about their husbands wanting more sex, Dr. Laura will often respond by saying "Woman, your body was designed for pleasure. Do you have something against having orgasms? They're wonderful."
She also once had a middle-aged woman complain because her husband "was always trying to touch her breasts" when she was busy with something. Dr. Laura pointed out that after all those years, her husband still found her to be desireable and that she knew 20 woman who would change places with her, and that she bet the woman didn't complain about that same behavior while they were dating or newly married. She basically told the woman that she was lucky and the only thing that needed changing was her attitude.
I’m totally ‘out of it’ tonight, lol. First I post to the wrong post and then I look at yours and see ‘what gender are you’ thinking the wrong thing!
Sorry, have been sick a couple days and not up to par.
No, the guy who took the pictures was a radio mentor of hers, Bill Ballance. Her current husband Lew was her professor, and even after he divorced his wife, he and Laura lived together a long time before they got married.
I ask again - why isn’t her name Laura Bishop? Why isn’t her son’s name Deryk Bishop? It’s all about building up the man, right? Or maybe Laura is a big fraud.
OK,
divorce her if all she sees in you is money....because the problems are bigger than money.
Understand, I came from quite the opposite side of this, yeah.... I know what it’s like to work myself to death to keep the lights on.
I knew that.
I have never heard that side of her!
Everytime I listen, she’s scolding someone and not letting them finish a sentence.
“OK,
divorce her if all she sees in you is money....because the problems are bigger than money.”
Yup.
Understand, I came from quite the opposite side of this, yeah.... I know what it’s like to work myself to death to keep the lights on.
I dont doubt it. You sound smart enough. We just disagree here.
I just know what it’s like to have a horrible sex life and I know what it’s like to have a wonderful sex life.
The difference was the men and how I felt about them and how they treated me in general.
I’m in my mid 50s, and the woman I am going to marry understands and appreciates that I really enjoy seeing her legs. She loves it that I find her legs sexy and giggles when I slide her skirts and dresses up, way up, on her legs while driving in the car.
She’s 52 and has great legs. She is even shortening up some of her dresses and skirts to finger tip length simply because she knows I’d like to see her in short dresses and skirts when going out.
She and I have also discussed the fact that as women get older, they tend to dress in a way they think an older woman should dress. I say a woman should emphasize her assests at any age. Flaunt it if you got it is my attitude.
LOL, good thing you were smart and alert!!
Otherwise you’d think I was a nut!
I’d be more concerned about your opinion if I thought you’d actually read the article, or had taken 15 seconds to understand what was said.
Sexual Addiction is devastating to a marriage...I am no longer clueless...and no longer married. There is no finer music in the ear of an addict than, “she doesn’t meet my needs,” because he can then continue fooling himself that he is justified and doesn’t need professional help.
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You’ve got a Profile Page?
Dr Laura, whose doctorate is in biology, not psychology, slept her way on to talk radio, and her former boyfriend took some very fetching pictures that are available on the web. Her opinion on anything is not to be taken seriously.
True dat, potlatch!
I agree that Dr. Laura will occasionally jump in a bit too early with her advice while missing the actual problem or misreads the situation. She can be a bit irritating on those rare occasions.
“I just know what it’s like to have a horrible sex life and I know what it’s like to have a wonderful sex life.”
See? You saw a problem, tried to fix it, then pull up your big girl tube socks and moved on.
“The difference was the men and how I felt about them and how they treated me in general.”
Of course it’s going to be different with each person. You are changing too. I bet you know more about yourself w each partner.
It’s a tough research project but you do have to study ‘till it hurts sometimes.
That’s why I quit listening to her....because too often she’d climb all over someone who had a real problem and she gave them hell for it because she wasn’t listening.
I am still undecided on the last sentence. ;-)
I do know what I want and what I refuse to put up with ever again. So, I offer advice (which is get the heck out if you are miserable and there aren't kids). And yes, girls like sex too....
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