tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post971923733975549573..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Marital Bed DeathStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-23951789314936599852013-05-31T13:31:29.836-07:002013-05-31T13:31:29.836-07:00Good golly, I've been working my whole married...Good golly, I've been working my whole married life, and didn't know this. My Husband is a fine man, and as we've entered our '60's, the passion has tapered off a bit, but we still enjoy each other!!<br /><br />Susan LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-74026316032635379062013-05-30T18:29:35.603-07:002013-05-30T18:29:35.603-07:00"if at the age of 70, you are still doing/fee..."if at the age of 70, you are still doing/feeling as you were when 17, you have wasted your life" <br /><br />Paraphrasing Mohammed Ali.Leo Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-34676397041672089042013-05-29T18:04:14.555-07:002013-05-29T18:04:14.555-07:00Thanks for the link, Stuart. I hadn't thought ...Thanks for the link, Stuart. I hadn't thought of the potential impact of females as breadwinners - I think you're onto something there.Susan Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984275712518966508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-75006185733382417872013-05-29T12:45:22.092-07:002013-05-29T12:45:22.092-07:00Traditional = bad. New = good. We live in an ADD c...Traditional = bad. New = good. We live in an ADD culture. Our culture is drunk on "new." <br /><br />But then why does human misery persist? We eschew the traditional as restrictive. Yet the traditional is typically about reinforcing the value of commitment in the face of humanity's fascination and allure for the new. Seems that the consistent feature in all this is a fallen creature called Homo sapiens and his/her desperate desire for connection and community. <br /><br />Sartre famusly said "Hell is other people." Really? <br /><br />Traditional structures seem to be stabilize relationships and communities, supporting our being through the good and bad for a net happy life. But such thinking isn't new, so it must be bad... or at least not very exciting. After all, excitement, stimulus and pleasure seem to be the highest values in the land of the new. Ever wondered why?<br /><br />It sells stuff. <br /><br />Is "stuff" all there is? Yes, the materialists say. No, the metaphysicians (if there is such nomenclature) say. The materialist is wooed by the new thing, because things are all there is. It's all about how they relate to te self. The traditionalist follows the eternal, who he/she is called to be, bound by relationships to others.<br /><br />TipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-46327584415939119402013-05-29T10:00:09.740-07:002013-05-29T10:00:09.740-07:00I'm old. Wife's a bit younger. Coming up o...I'm old. Wife's a bit younger. Coming up on 5 years married. Still good for us.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com