Because it really is personal…


December 28, 2007, 9:17 pm
Filed under: Wisdom

The Total Woman by Marabel Morgan

The Spirit Controlled Woman by Bevery LaHaye.

Sex Ed for Christians where I learned God probably disapproves of oral sex.

Fascinating Womanhood where I learned all those clever feminine wiles guarenteed to let me keep my man. *warning* will make you hurl if you in any way identify as anything remotely feminist.

These are the books that formed my views on womanhood, being a wife, all that. Each one has it’s merits, and I am glad I read them before getting married. I can look back at them now and laugh at much of the advice, and understand why Mom put dents in the wall when she threw them across the room.

You can never have too much information, I believe, and if you don’t get the information you need, how can you make an informed decision?

I have no intention of wrapping up in saran, or of subjugating my desires to suit those of my husbands. I am fortunate in that he gets great pleasure in pleasing me, so I don’t feel any guilt in it, and I get a great deal of pleasure out of making him happy…that’s kind of what makes this relationship tick like it does. My method of dealing with the advice I’d been given has been to pick and choose. No saran, no creaming my face every night to stay dewy and youthful, and I’ll figure out for myself what’s proper in the bedroom. If God gave us the imagination then it would be rude not to use it.


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I remember a lot of books, cassette tapes, seminars, etc., that had semi-evangelical content connected to that dreadful part of our upbringing I like to call ‘The Amway Years’. Complete and utter bullshit … all of it.

Comment by Bro.Scott

Uh, I don’t think God disapproves of oral sex. I never understood the rationale for that argument. What happens in the marriage bed is between the married couple, right And besides, the missionary position gets old after awhile! (Did I write that out loud?) LOL!

Comment by Mermade

Just to add — I meant that I have read purity books, similar to Sex Ed for Christians, that discuss why oral sex is wrong, but I still don’t get why, if that is something both the husband and wife enjoy doing together.

Comment by Mermade

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Comment by Kim

Mermade, exactly. The only thing I’ve ever read about God disapproving of (and it’s all Levitical so I’m fairly certain it falls in the same catagory as kosher, and is satisfied by Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection) is adultery, sex during menses (yuck, who would want to?), homosexuality (I’m still not convince that prohibition isn’t some kind of agenda by the Scribes) and bestiality. I’ve never found anything that says anything about 2 married people and their mouths.

Adultery remains, because Christ said “go and sin no more” to the woman who was going to be stoned. So does bestiality because there’s an element of consent lacking. But the rest? I don’t know…I just don’t see it.

And, I’m not sure that a Christian can tell a non-Christian that they have to quit with the swinging or what-all, because as a non-Christian, I don’t believe they are bound by the Christian law.

Comment by rootietoot

Didya ever see Kathy Bates dress in Saran Wrap for her husband in FRIED GREEN TOMATOES? :D OMG, you will laugh till ya cry.

Comment by daisydeadhead

sex during menses (yuck, who would want to?)

I do it all the time (well, once a month, at least). Pro: there’s always plenty of natural lubrication! Con: you might stain a towel. Solution to con: use a dark-colored towel.

Comment by Amber

Let’s just say I’m not the only one in the household who doesn’t want to…

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