Written by Margaret Hardisty on 12 February 2010
MANIPULATION AND SEX
Here is a wife who’s using an old standby weapon. Her husband wrote:
My wife withholds sex as a punishment in order to get her own way.
What can I do about this?
This man wanted to save his marriage. Usually there’s an underlying reason why a woman will start asking for favors, material things or some other substitute in exchange for sex. Very often a demand for some luxury, which is reinforced by her giving or withholding sex, is not about the luxury or the sex. Those are second or third level issues. Most often the foundational issue is a deep desire that is not being met. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by Margaret Hardisty on 12 February 2010
DEEP LOVE = SEX? WELL… SOMETIMES
If you want to believe what Hollywood has been shoving down people’s throats for decades now, you’ll buy into the idea that sex is the bottom line of life. It’s the ultimate, according to them; the end result of everything that makes existence worthwhile. The only thing that competes with it, in Hollywood’s twisted view, is violence.
Since sex is King (and Queen), true lovemaking has been lost. What we see now, in most movies where any type of romance is exhibited, is a couple slamming together with wide open mouths for what is deemed a kiss. Their hands are tearing at each other’s clothes and as they gasp their way through moans and groans. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: emotional needs, Hollywood's twisted thinking, keep your marriage strong, making love, marriage, marriage counseling, marriage counselor, marriage help, marriage problems, Save marriage, Save my marriage, save their marriage, Save Your Marriage, Saving marriage, Saving your marriage, sex
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