I read an article from CNN this morning about what to do when you & your partner have mismatched libidos.
First issue I found is that they state a new statistic about it...yet I can't find the source of where this information came from.
When I read about "the latest study" I'd like to know EXACTLY who these people are.
This is a quote from the article,
"Sometimes, we have to make a conscious effort to be intimate with our partner. If we sit around and wait to be suddenly in the mood, it may never happen," sex therapist Rachel Needle explained. "Take a chance, even if you aren't in the mood. Chances are you'll enjoy yourself once you get started."
Sex therapist Michael A. Vigorito agrees. "It can help to schedule weekly sex," he said. "Knowing that sex will occur may help the low-desire partner to turn themselves on in preparation, like they probably did when they were dating. It may also help reduce the high-desire partner's anxiety about the next time they will have sex."
I feel this advice is once again, "fake till you make it," even if you don't feel like doing it....just do it. This is something my Mom would say!
I don't agree.
And I feel that scheduling a time could work, but could also lead to frustration...& even dread!
The vital key of communication is not really touched.
If you watch the video attached to the story Sunny Hoisin, one of the women on the panel, I feel makes an absolute *** of herself, by saying "if he wants to do it, you just do it" & then explains that there's others things in a marriage that you just have to do. Her facial expressions & body language is priceless if you really watch her.
And the video panel consisted of 4 women! Anyone else see a bias here?
I found NOTHING empowering for women in the article or interview. I feel bad for my own female species.
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