Several years ago a man wrote a letter to Abigail Van Buren. She wrote her own reply, of course, but I wondered how you would answer. The letter:
“DEAR ABBY: My wife is the best friend I’ve ever had. I love her and wouldn’t hurt her for the world, but she’s a dud in bed. We would never have sex if I didn’t ask for it. She “accommodates” me without much enthusiasm – as though she’s doing me a favor.
I recently had an affair with a lovely woman. We had a wonderful time, doing everything a man and woman can do together, and she absolutely loved it! I finally experienced something I’ve wanted all my life – to be touched sexually by someone who knew how.
This leaves me with a difficult choice: continue having affairs with women who enjoy sex, or remain frustrated and bitter toward my wife. I’m not interested in your opinion of me. I would like to know how I can influence my wife to become a Cleopatra so I can share these feelings with her instead of someone else.
For the sake of thousands of dissatisfied men who really love their wives and would rather stay home, please publish your answer. Signed, WASHINGTONIAN”
Pretend you are Abby. How would you respond to Washingtonian?
Tags: Dear Abby, marriage, sex
Someone once wrote a critical letter to newspaper columnist Abigail Van Buren that went “Dear Abby,
“We have neighbors who have two children in high school and one in college, but the parents act like a couple of teenagers. When the husband comes home from work, the wife runs out to the street to meet him, and he carries her into the house piggyback! If the husband is repairing the roof, she is right up there with him. If he’s under their car, she’s there, too. When they sit in church, they hold hands and read out of the same book when hers is right beside her, closed. What do you think of people like them? – St. Petersburg, Fla.”
Abby replied, “Dear St. Petersburg, “I think your neighbors know the secret of real happiness. God bless them.”
Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Tags: Dear Abby, love, marriage