Originally posted by bisantino:
With all the discussion about celibacy, and its being the so-called "higher" calling, it would seem to the casual observer that marriage was a license for sex. Whether one is married or not are we not all called to chastity? As a married man and the father of six children, marriage is a heluva lot more than just sex. I know (and hope) this is not the case, but it appears to me that many people equate marriage with sex. Ask any married person the amount of time devoted to sex in the marriage and many would be shocked that sexual intercourse is not one of those things that account for even 5% of the time in a marriage.
[ 04-20-2002: Message edited by: bisantino ]
I know, many married men complain they don't get any sex any more. Many say they got more sex from their wives before they got married. Another complaint is that they often say that once they got married the b******s stopped. You may not think it's about sex but all to often that's just what it's about. The man wants to continue/fears to lose/or wants to gain sex, while the woman uses sex all to often as a tool of manipulation to get what she wants.
Don't get me wrong I think most married men enjoy being married - the companioship and what not - but I think most stay married out of love for their children and duty and honor. But I think many feel traped by that same sense of duty and "honor".
The fact is most 20 something males are lead by their erections. At which point all blood flow to the brain cease to happen. The result is shotgun weddings in Las Vegas little white chapels.
