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Hey, Rhapsody, we'll have to agree to disagree on this one

I have similar "numbers" to yours, married 17 years and with him 23. A man is not his penis! "Love" is not primarily sex; that's the attractor/pot sweetener, not the glue. Have you seen the 1968 movie, "Yours, Mine, and Ours" with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball? That's Love (and very similar to my family growing up :-)
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YES I agree LoVe is not SEX, but SEX is used to express LoVe for many MEN!! (and) YES, while a man is not his penis - he was given that part of his body for he is sexually driven.... created to be this way, hence the penis attachment.
But in all fairness the original poster was not talking about love in her post, nor was I replying to the topic of LoVe, but rather that of his strong sex drive verses her lower sex drive / desire...... which by the way is normal in most relationships, just ask any marriage counselor.
And while YES, every one has the right to say NO in a relationship..... I think that if we really understood how the other was created as male or female (from their side of the fence, not ours) then would be more than glad to take care of the other persons emotional needs - that of which SEX is one of then to the average male.
Please keep in mind that this is just my POV on the subject of men and their strong sex drive..... those that believe in the same can use it to improve their relationship and those that think it is crap, can leave it be.
... Its All Good -
LoVe,
Rhapsody -