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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:37 PM Original message |
Salon: This is what a sexless marriage feels like |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. This is sad :( |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Why? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 01:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Obviously, for some people, it is a vital, core component of a working relationship. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 01:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I didn't think she was saying that at all. What I got from it was that |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. I don't know. It's like autumn. There is a time for all things to come to their end. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Work will do that to a person. n/t |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. So will menopause. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. It seems like an awful existence, for her. I wonder what keeps her in the marriage. |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I think the vagueness is the point. It "universalizes" the issue, rather than making it too personal |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 05:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
24. Maybe the concept that the vows of marriage are worth |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 05:46 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Exactly |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. the world is full of holes |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Considering this was apparently written by a heterosexual woman, I think you're a little off... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 12:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. I apologize for my sophomoric and thoughtless response. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 02:36 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. Actually, it sounds reminiscent of anecdotal tales of "lesbian bed death" I've heard in LGBT circles |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 03:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. You could be right... I guess I was just thinking of erectile dysfunction. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 01:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Yes, but how many does it take to fill the Albert Hall? nt |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. I believe the answer to that is |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
7. I would just say "Get that man some Viagra!" but I don't if it's that simple. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. She mentions illness, maybe it's that "in sickness and health" thing. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well, mine are up for grabs. |
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Blasphemer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. Well.... why not opt for emotional but not sexual monogamy? |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-13-09 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. So consult a relationship counselor and work what you wanna do. Yawn. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
17. Locking |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
19. I've been in a realtionship where we were no longer having sex. |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
21. I thought this piece was going to be an analogy with Obama's presidency |
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TheUnspeakable (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 06:03 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. so did I !!! LOL !! |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
23. I don't think anyone can know until you've been there |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 05:38 AM Response to Original message |
25. Been there,doing that. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 06:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. . |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. You did not misunderstand |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. .... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-14-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. there is reality and there is pretend |
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