This (so simplistic!) made me think of this.
When I hear my women friends and myself talk among ourselves about sex -- something we do discreetly and not very often -- I quail at the thought of ever having to satisfy a woman. (I mean emotionally at least as much as physically -- inseparably.) The absurd words come to me, "That's a man's job." Absurd for so many reasons, from Cialis to Melissa Etheridge. But I'm so glad I don't have to go into that labyrinth and try to solve that riddle. (It must be what all the myths are about.) I'd rather be than see one.


For me, this underscores the benefits of marriage:
- You have decades to grow in your understanding and appreciation of each other;
- It reduces the performance anxiety and uncertainty associated with the one-night-stand;
- The security of a stable, loving relationship makes it easier to be open and vulnerable with one another;
- I don't need to know what turns on a hundred different women. I only have to please my wife.
A number of studies have shown that married, religiously active women were significantly happier in their sexual lives than were singles.
There's enough mystery in marriage, I think, to last anyone a lifetime.
Posted by: Pastor_Jeff | August 31, 2007 at 09:43 AM
PJ, I think you are right on the mark.
Posted by: amba | August 31, 2007 at 11:50 AM