Myth-buster! March 8, 2008

Ok, Dr Phil just shattered whatever remaining hopes I had left. Zzzzzzz

 

MYTH #7: A GREAT RELATIONSHIP HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SEX

• The belief that sex is not important is a dangerous and intimacy-eroding myth. Sex provides an important time-out from the pressures of our daily lives and allows us to experience a quality level of closeness, vulnerability and sharing with our partners. (Really?? Maybe only for a day or two…)
• Sex might not be everything but it registers higher (90 percent) on the “importance scale” if it’s a source of frustration in your relationship.(Ok, I’m not sexually frustrated but I think there’s frustration on my bf’s part over the lack of sex so I guess this part still kinda applies to us. Maybe 90% is too little. I’d give it 1000%) If your sex life is unfulfilled, it becomes a gigantic issue. On the other hand, couples that have satisfying sex lives rate sex at only 10 percent on the “importance scale.”
• Don’t restrict your thinking by considering sex to be something that only consists of the actual physical act. Touching, caressing, holding hands and any means by which you provide physical comfort to your partner can all be viewed as part of a fulfilling sex life. (I hold hands with him ALL THE TIME!!! Obviously its not enough….)