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"We talked a few weeks ago about a new book that states one third of marriages are sexless...and after reading all of your candid comments it appears the book wasn’t so far off. Many of you expressed that not a lot of sex is happening at home for one reason or another...and a few of you suggested ways to keep that spark going...So when I recently read an article in the August issue of Glamour magazine entitled "The Taboo Sex Trick 53% of Women have Tried" - I thought I have to share, and see if you guys think it’s taboo? or true?
Brace yourselves, and I’m just reporting what I’ve read here.
According to the 'Glamour' article, for the first time ever, the number of women in the US who say they use or have tried a vibrator has topped 50% (so says a recent study at the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University. And sex experts say it's a good thing... In fact the article states that in 2008 women spent nearly $80 million at Pure Romance Parties (kind of like Tupperware for sex toys) So ...what gives? $80 million sure could buy a lot of shoes – Why are we buying sex toys… because we are in sexless relationships? Or to try and put fire in our old flame??
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SEX, LOVE & LIFE July 01, 2009 by Jen Matlack
 
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    Sammy
    Posted : 1/20/2010 11:10:33 AM 
Dr. Oz said on the radio the other day, every sexual relationship has to be reinvented every 7 years. What do we think about that? Something needs to happen to my sexlife, but what does re-inventing it mean?
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    racy lady
    Posted : 12/7/2009 11:41:24 AM 
Personally I like it shaken. Listen there comes a time when the only thing to do to get what we need to get in the bedroom, is aks for it, show em how its done, it they dont like it move on,
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    Tammy
    Posted : 11/29/2009 3:11:06 PM 
My thought on sex shaken or stirred is this- I need to have sex before I can comment. Married 7 years and I feel like an old lady. Too tired, not into it, too stressed, to busy. And my husband is equally guilty of all the above. Any suggestions for stale, post marriage sexlessness?
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    sisof6
    Posted : 10/5/2009 8:42:52 PM 
Sooo is anyone going to mention how lame it is that we all seem to have defaulted to sex dates with our husbands? I was talking to a friend the other night and she told me they used to have a sex date every wed. It worked for a month and then it became every other wed, and now they've gone two months with noe, she says she isnt sure if she can have sex on any other day of the week. Anyone think anything?
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    Lksmile
    Posted : 9/22/2009 6:04:39 PM 
I agree that intimacy has fallen to the wayside over the years. You have to continually spice up your relationship with date nights and other activities that you both enjoy. Nice nighties and toys definately help to spice it up and continue the intimacy.
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    glamkin
    Posted : 8/31/2009 3:15:25 PM 
me too AliC thats what I feel. Then again I;m not married to the man I chose all those years ago, I also am i my late 30's and find my new realtionship able to give me hope for a lifetime of great times in the bedroom!
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    AliC
    Posted : 8/23/2009 7:24:15 AM 
As a 40 something woman in a new relationship, I can honestly say for me that compatability in and out of the bdrm is key to a healthy sexual relationship. "BOB's" are a womans best friend sure, but surely it is the intimacy that we so desire. The look between our man and us that says, "I want you now!" The kisses, the touching, the longing...............using the "I'm/we're so tired," excuse is a cop out. Even "quickies" keep the candles burning!!! This is the age we are at our prime. I for one know that I will be enjoying love making for many years to come lol
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    Fran
    Posted : 8/21/2009 10:50:48 AM 
What kind of shoes, I love it!
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    Laura
    Posted : 8/7/2009 11:23:04 PM 
And for some of us ... shoes ARE the lingerie...
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    cougar-ish
    Posted : 8/3/2009 4:14:40 PM 
I LOVE it. Women are finally getting honest about what really matters. I personally believe this topic should be out in the open for everyone.
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    Alex L
    Posted : 7/28/2009 12:19:51 AM 
We're buying anfd using sex toys because they give us the kinda pleasure we can count on....every time am I right? I imagine hidden sex toys have saved a lot of marriages, I know its helped me in mine. Who really needs a man for sex? I like mine for intimacy.
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    hoolagirl
    Posted : 7/23/2009 2:35:34 PM 
My husband can't tell the difference between lingerie and a burlap bag, his idea of sexy is butt naked, rips anything off I have on, so I;m gonna stick with spending the $ on shoes.
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    lindaloohoo
    Posted : 7/21/2009 5:55:25 PM 
ok i for sure believe lingere makes everything better! i feel so sexy knowing i have it on i think i behave differently men love to see just a touch peeking out or through the blouse and today it doesnt have to be expensive GO GET SOME LACEY PUSH UPS AND CUTE BOY SHORTS WITH LACE see the difference it makes
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    Aquagirl
    Posted : 7/19/2009 9:38:04 AM 
I sort of gave up the idea, but maybe I'll try it. I used to wear it all the time, in fact I do remember it making me feel so great. MAybe I'll try some sexy stuff under my uniform of sweats, who knows. It will for sure shock my husband.
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    LIZ
    Posted : 7/18/2009 11:37:27 AM 
WOW lotta action here in the sex lounge...who'd of thought? Thank you all for sharing, it helps so many. I read a little something the other day that lingerie heightens sex drive for both the woman wearing it and of course the one is looking at it. Lingerie? What do we think. I'm inclined to reveal that yes I am a closet lingerie freak. LOVE IT!
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    Gerti
    Posted : 7/18/2009 11:23:39 AM 
Gotta have it myself. I'm in the stats that state lots of sex after marriage. One of the things we do is switch iy up. All of it. where we do it, what we do, wheat we wear. Tough to move from frumpy mom to bedroom eyes but isnt that the madonna thing. Madonna with the kids, hooker in the bedroom?
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    korey
    Posted : 7/18/2009 10:23:02 AM 
I just spoke to my sister, married 9 years two kids. She says that if it werent the great sex they have she may have forgotten why she married her husband. She told me "date night" is theri code word for SEX nite!!!
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    hollygolightly
    Posted : 7/16/2009 3:34:06 PM 
I bet a lot of people from that generation think things in the sex zone have gone to hell in a handbag. Sounds like through the generations intimacy has decreased.
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    marni
    Posted : 7/15/2009 8:58:55 AM 
there was an article in this past sundays nytimes .... a 70yr old couple still having sex but more importantly the woman spoke of how sex can be a cuddle, a kiss, that a long meaningul relationship is so much more than sex it was so sweet do read it style section i think
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    Trinny
    Posted : 7/14/2009 12:58:43 PM 
Just had a long talk with my 70 year old aunt who came on here to look around. She told me she cannot believe the "lack of lust" in the present generation, she claims it was not like this for her, and still isnt, Ahhhhhhhh thats crazy no?
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    Fab Laura
    Posted : 7/14/2009 8:17:53 AM 
I can't wait to buy this book!
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    momof4
    Posted : 7/11/2009 8:45:02 AM 
What is sex?
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    Laura
    Posted : 7/9/2009 11:55:30 PM 
If everyone is too busy/tired/exhausted/preoccupied/... to have sex, who the hell has time and money and discipline to stick to some "sex diet". Because if you're not having sex, please tell me you're at least indulging in alcohol, chocolate and ice cream? If the diet were in a pill form or injection... it would be a no brainer. Then you could just line up for your botox and sex diet shots...
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    girlwithgreeneyes
    Posted : 7/9/2009 7:31:51 PM 
I practice OBGYN among recent Hispanic immigrants who often come to my office asking for vitamins to treat their lack of "ganas" - desire. I ask them what they did today and the long litany begins. Then I ask, "what if I put you and your husband in a hotel on the beach in Mexico with no kids?" Close to 100% smile, giggle, and realize they've still got "ganas" but both they and their husbands are exhausted.
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    Ktress
    Posted : 7/9/2009 2:58:44 PM 
I have a 3 year old and an 18 month old.. The stereotype of no sex is NOT a just a stereotype, We are both so tired and the only time we have to ourselves in the house is when the kids are asleep. By the time the husband comes to bed I am usually asleep. I must say though middle of the night sex is pretty good, kind of lazy, sexy. I miss making out against a car in the parking lot of some club or restaurant, I miss kissing a lot, not that we don't kiss and when we do its good, I guess I just miss the newnesss of it all. I need to keep remembering that he must miss that as well.
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    Lila
    Posted : 7/9/2009 2:08:32 PM 
ok miss holly g. but i do remember the good old days of spontaneous sex so fun!
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    hollygolightly
    Posted : 7/9/2009 1:36:08 PM 
Come on, how long have Will and JAda been married, from my view shes so got him on a leash. She pulls he does whatever she says. IF they are doing it in the powder room, she's initiating it! And I'm with Maureen here, a lot of it has to be about surroundings and personal circumstances. I personally cant stand a whooped guy, it reads weak to me.
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    maureen@comcast.com
    Posted : 7/9/2009 11:06:26 AM 
Do we believe them? I guess if I had a nanny, a cook, a closet the size of Texas and the whole world watching how my marriage was going I might whip into a bathroom to do it, you think my husband would mind navigating around my spanks- you know the thing that sucks me in in every place so I can get on the dress to get to the party that has the bathroom?
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    Lila
    Posted : 7/9/2009 9:35:17 AM 
btw womans best friend: "The Rabbit" hee hee heee lets talk about jada pinkin smith and will smith "sex in your friends bath room" "pull over and have sex on the side of the road" now they sound like they are having fun!
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    Lila
    Posted : 7/9/2009 9:29:41 AM 
most my married friends just plain DONT HAVE ANY SEX ANYMORE vibrators helllllo!
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    korey
    Posted : 7/8/2009 9:59:36 PM 
This whole thing could be an ad for staying single. Are there any women out there married more thatn 5 years who still feel like having sex with their husband?
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    sohpia@rr.com
    Posted : 7/8/2009 9:46:35 PM 
Ditto on the maureen comment above. And I'm not interested in right now in reading how to change that, it's just how I feel I guess it will change over time. My husband isnt asking for it 24-7 though.
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    maureen@comcast.com
    Posted : 7/8/2009 5:27:33 PM 
Arent we supoosed to be in our sexual prime in our thirties or something? My kids are getting older and are busy these days leaving far more time than I can remember for me and my husband alone. I love my husband, but is he kidding? No, it is not what I'm thinking about at 10 in the morning. Sometimes I wonder if being married 12 years has something to do with it. It's not like I dont ever want to have sex but no where near what he would do if he could.
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    sohpia@rr.com
    Posted : 7/8/2009 5:16:23 PM 
I think it depends, sounds to me as though many of my friends since having kids are in a differnt place about it. We're all so tired. Then again my older sister and a few of her friends have grown kids and they feel the lack of interest is really what it is.
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    LIZ
    Posted : 7/8/2009 2:21:18 PM 
someone has to come in and begin...I can't speak for sex in marriage anymore, but I can sure speak to how much I hear from women regarding the passion that's missing in their marriages...What is it?
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"We talked a few weeks ago about a new book that states one third of marriages are sexless...and after reading all of your candid comments it appears the book wasn’t so far off. Many of you expressed that not a lot of sex is happening at home for one reason or another...and a few of you suggested ways to keep that spark going...So when I recently read an article in the August issue of Glamour magazine entitled "The Taboo Sex Trick 53% of Women have Tried" - I thought I have to share, and see if you guys think it’s taboo? or true?
Brace yourselves, and I’m just reporting what I’ve read here.
According to the 'Glamour' article, for the first time ever, the number of women in the US who say they use or have tried a vibrator has topped 50% (so says a recent study at the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University. And sex experts say it's a good thing... In fact the article states that in 2008 women spent nearly $80 million at Pure Romance Parties (kind of like Tupperware for sex toys) So ...what gives? $80 million sure could buy a lot of shoes – Why are we buying sex toys… because we are in sexless relationships? Or to try and put fire in our old flame??
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