Hello! I am back and will be posting DAILY from now on! I am so sorry for the lack of postings these last five days. I have been out of town at a world class marriage convention listening to all the great marriage enrichment experts teach their stuff. Over the coming weeks, I will share with you the highlights and maybe even feature some of these experts in this blog and on my website -- so many marriage gurus – so little time. Basically though the advice boils down to the same tried and true guidance but OH how varied the ways in which it can all be said!
As this is a blog focusing on sex and passion inspiration, I must say – isn’t it nice to come home from a separation from one’s mate and have sex? YES! Of course four days of intense marriage workshops certainly helps, but the separation tends to more readily allow for the recognition of our innate sexual needs -- that is if one has behaved themselves while gone -- which brings to my mind another question: Don’t you wonder how many of those marriage “experts” really practice what they teach? Wouldn’t it be a fascinating study? Not to mention, how many people, experts or otherwise, do you think are faithful to their mates while away at conventions? Dr. Barry McCarthy said in his workshop that 30 to 40% of married couples have an affair during their marriage – ouch! Sure makes one question the effectiveness of the efforts put into maintaining passion in one’s marriage. Maybe we all need to step it up a notch and make sure we are doing everything we can and everything we should to keep the passion alive. We can certainly have a lot of fun trying -- and it sure beats becoming another statistic. More soon...
your comment was {a lot} depressing. my husband just returned from being out of town for four days and hasn't seemed too interested in sex, so are you insinuating infidelity? i've spent years listening to the experts and they all say the same things. men are hot for sex and us women just need to get with it. as a woman there is nothing more heartbreaking than to suffer rejection from your mate when your doing what "the experts" say is going to turn him on. maybe life is just not that cut and dried.
Posted by: karen | September 08, 2006 at 11:42 AM
Karen - I completely agree. There are never any cut and dry answers. I am not insinusting infidelity but I do worry about it. There is a story in "Sex Lives of Wives" I want to share with you. If you read the book, please let me know what you think. You are NOT alone.
Posted by: Holly | September 12, 2006 at 03:42 PM