May 1, 2014
He Wants to Love You

Dr. Laura,
 
Over the past 20 years, I have learned so much from you about men, women, marriage, sex, parenting, and raising boys to be men. From time to time, your voice has popped into my head at the exact moment I would need to remember your words of wisdom. This type of moment happened this weekend.
 
We need to stage our home for purchasing.  A house stager was going through the rooms with my husband, son and me.  She made comments like "This room looks small", or "Take some of that down".  My husband, bless his heart, would echo her with something like "I always thought that", or even prompt her with "Don't you think this needs to go out?". After several covert shushings from me and even a look or two from the house stager, I finally had to get blunt.  I got close to him and said softly, with a smile on my face and looking him dead in the eye, "Her comments are not hurting my feelings, but yours are."  My husband, the boyfriend of my life, looked stunned and took a couple of steps back. I went merrily about my business of following the professional stager.
 
The rest of the day went well. We packed up and moved out a lot of furniture and what-not. At the end of the day, my husband came up to me, massaging my back and working his way south, and said "I'd like to play with you." You can be sure the only thing on my mind was a shower and a glass of wine, but I heard your voice say "Love to him is a roll in the hay even though love to you is alone time; he wants to love you", so roll in the hay it was. All is well. Thanks so much!
 
Catherine


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