Sex-Starved Marriages - Women Struggle to Cope With Spouses' Low Sex Drives

ABC News ^ | 09/26/03 | John Stossel

[Quix]

You are probably right.

But I loved to hear him talk about such and look at her still with a twinkle in his eye.

[Quix]

Your way is the way to great sex, great intimacy of all kinds and to a great life.

IT REALLY *IS* MORE BLESSED TO GIVE [FROM THE HEART] THAN RECEIVE.

[Quix]

Marianna would never marry a MAN!

She just chews them up for breakfast then spits them out the rest of the morning as she gardens--as compost.

[Quix]

Well said.

[wardaddy]

Am I the only one who has noticed the trend lately that most stay at home moms these days (soccer moms) actually do very little child rearing.

In my neighborhood of reasonably well off 30-50 something professionals, only my wife and one other gal out of about 15 stay-at-homes actually raise their young children.

The rest shop, play tennis, join women's groups or just flit about dilletante seeking validation somewhere ignoring the kids largely.....and their husbands too btw.

I don't get it. They whine about giving up their great "careers" for the kids and then spend as much or more than they brought home before when working paying for nannies, Montessori, shopping sprees, clubs and worst of all...... group chick vacations.

Am I in some wierd Nashville twilight zone or is this going on everywhere?

B_, you up?

[wardaddy]

My wife would agree with that.

[BlazingArizona]

"Back-up system"
Could explain this, in detail? Please.

As in, go oral...

[BlazingArizona]

The Hindus divide life into stages, and they think that by the age of 50 you should be thinking about things other than sex, moving into a more spiritual approach to life. The idea that people should be screwing like teenagers well into their 70s is a rather new one.

...Which has something to do with the fact that unlike traditional Hindu culture, our society has food and medicine. We're not old at forty anymore.

[BlazingArizona]

My guess is that both Suzan and Chris have twisted views of sex. She'd an exotic dancer, and he was a customer? That's how they met - and then married - and she kept working? That's WEIRD. He masturbates for release when his wife wants him? That's cruel. Sex is reward and punishment to them. They are clueless.

Just saw Stossel's segment. Chris impresses me as a rather cold person. It's going to take a blowtorch to melt the Ice King.

[BlazingArizona]

"Why does the sex drive decrease in diabetics?" Good question, but I think it has to do with circulation? For example, foot wounds don't heal as well if you're diabetic.

Conversely, there's nothing better than aerobic exercise to keep the circulation flowing through all your favorite peripherals. If you can, run every day. If your joints won't permit that, take up skating.

[oceanperch]

Agree too. No need to advertize.

Lucky &@$^@%$!!!!

[BlazingArizona]

took up a chaste lifestyle 13yrs ago and being overweight was a big help but about 8 weeks ago I had an affair with a young man who made me hot just being in my presence.

Older woman/younger man relationships are greatly underrated in our society. For this reason my nomination for the worst movie of all time is "The Graduate".

[KantianBurke]

What's wrong with playing video games? When your wife is a stripper? Plenty!

[BlazingArizona]

My doc insists that Viagra will do the trick, but he didn't inform the client that each pill is a major investment.

Mexico is your friend...

[dixiechick2000]

Marking...

Made you look! ;o)

[BlackVeil]

Emotional blackmail, one of the world's most horrid inventions.

So right. Oscar Wilde refered to emotional blackmail as "the tyranny of the weak over the strong - the only tyranny which really lasts."

[oceanperch]

In reflection I have been flashing on old Dracula movies. Roles reversed.

[oceanperch]

Hey that HTML went write to my e mail addy. Does that mean we can't curse in *&&^^ signs?

When did that happen????

[oceanperch]

Great clouds....