happythoughts 0 #1 July 10, 2008 In the past, I have posted news items that would seemingly make the world a better place, or at least provide some humor. clicky I think that this article provides just about everything. It helps men. It helps women improve their lives. It improves relationships. How much better can it get? QuoteWhen Charla Muller told her friends what she was giving her husband Brad for his 40th birthday, she was met with a variety of responses - none remotely positive. One thought she might have been going through a mid-life crisis of her own when she came up with the idea. Another questioned her sanity, and yet another asked bluntly: 'Were you drunk when you thought of this?' Wait for it... QuoteOn the eve of Brad's birthday, Charla told him that his present was going to be sex with her every day for a year. She had wracked her brains to think of a gift that was original, intimate and - most importantly - memorable. 'I never wanted him to look back and ask himself: "Now, what was it Charla bought me for my 40th?"' she says. 'When I came up with the idea of daily sex for a year, I thought I'd hit the jackpot. What man wouldn't think that was the best present ever?' Everybody's book... QuoteWhat's interesting - and compelling - is that Charla is the most unlikely sex guru. Church-going and cookie-baking, she exudes wholesomeness. Physically, she admits to being 'sturdily built' and is on the wrong side of 40. 'I'm hardly a sex kitten,' she says. 'But then, how many people are? That is the point.' Outcome? Some good observations. QuoteBut did it change their marriage for the better? 'It changed completely,' says Charla. 'We started being more attentive to each other, not just in bed, but about the trivial little things. Brad would offer to do some chore or run an errand, and I wouldn't be thinking he was doing it to gain sex points. 'We became so much closer. You can't have that sort of regular intimacy in bed without it spilling over into the rest of life. 'There was a lot less narking and sniping. You just can't do that all day then want to get into bed with the person at night. 'My self-confidence was greatly improved, too. I'd always been one of those women who told herself she would want sex more if she just lost 10lb and felt a bit more sexy. 'Now, I realise feeling sexy isn't about being thin or gorgeous. My husband desired me as I was - it was just a case of accepting that.' What of the couple and their incredible sex life now the year has ended? She cites one of her husband's observations as the best way to sum it all up. 'It was Brad who said that sex every day wasn't sustainable in a marriage, but nor was no sex at all. Now, I just say that we've got a balance in the middle. 'When my girlfriends ask if it's healthy to do it once a week, three times a week or whatever, I just tell them to do it twice as often as they are doing it at the moment. 'Their husbands will love them for it, and they might just find that they love themselves that little bit more, too. If they let themselves.' The whole article is an interesting read. It's all from her perspective. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #2 July 10, 2008 That's a seriously cool story. Makes me want to read the book. The part about it enhancing her self-image after two kids and being "sturdily built" and "on the wrong side of 40" (her words) is so obvious in the photo - I look at the photo and see a beautiful woman and a happy couple. Quote 'My self-confidence was greatly improved, too. I'd always been one of those women who told herself she would want sex more if she just lost 10lb and felt a bit more sexy. 'Now, I realise feeling sexy isn't about being thin or gorgeous. My husband desired me as I was - it was just a case of accepting that.' We could all stand to internalize that. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Hausse 0 #3 July 10, 2008 QuoteThat's a seriously cool story. Makes me want to read the book. Lol it mostly makes me wanna get laid... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Bolas 5 #4 July 10, 2008 She got a book deal, she should have tried to get sponsored by a condom and lube company... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #5 July 10, 2008 Quote That's a seriously cool story. Makes me want to read the book. The part about it enhancing her self-image after two kids and being "sturdily built" and "on the wrong side of 40" (her words) is so obvious in the photo - I look at the photo and see a beautiful woman and a happy couple. Quote 'My self-confidence was greatly improved, too. I'd always been one of those women who told herself she would want sex more if she just lost 10lb and felt a bit more sexy. 'Now, I realise feeling sexy isn't about being thin or gorgeous. My husband desired me as I was - it was just a case of accepting that.' We could all stand to internalize that. I agree. Most people are unhappy because they make themselves that way. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #6 April 10, 2009 A portable hot tub My fav pic on the link is the people in a canoe and they are pulling one on a raft behind the canoe. Imagine that you are going camping/canoeing with friends... and you paddle up towing a hot tub. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Bolas 5 #7 April 10, 2009 Very cool but $6000 base price. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #8 April 10, 2009 Quote Very cool but $6000 base price. You are in a snowy wilderness skiing area... outdoors... camping... the Swedish Bikini Team is at the lodge skiing for the weekend and wanders into your campsite... cold... scared... what kind of price can you put on a portable hot tub at those moments? ... always The Voice of Reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryoder 1,590 #9 April 11, 2009 Another fine athletic sport ruined by doping: http://grg51.typepad.com/steroid_nation/2008/03/german-billiard.html "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DavidB 0 #10 April 11, 2009 [whine] But Daaaaa-aaaaad, everybody else is doing it... [/whine]When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. 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NWFlyer 2 #2 July 10, 2008 That's a seriously cool story. Makes me want to read the book. The part about it enhancing her self-image after two kids and being "sturdily built" and "on the wrong side of 40" (her words) is so obvious in the photo - I look at the photo and see a beautiful woman and a happy couple. Quote 'My self-confidence was greatly improved, too. I'd always been one of those women who told herself she would want sex more if she just lost 10lb and felt a bit more sexy. 'Now, I realise feeling sexy isn't about being thin or gorgeous. My husband desired me as I was - it was just a case of accepting that.' We could all stand to internalize that. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #3 July 10, 2008 QuoteThat's a seriously cool story. Makes me want to read the book. Lol it mostly makes me wanna get laid... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #4 July 10, 2008 She got a book deal, she should have tried to get sponsored by a condom and lube company... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #5 July 10, 2008 Quote That's a seriously cool story. Makes me want to read the book. The part about it enhancing her self-image after two kids and being "sturdily built" and "on the wrong side of 40" (her words) is so obvious in the photo - I look at the photo and see a beautiful woman and a happy couple. Quote 'My self-confidence was greatly improved, too. I'd always been one of those women who told herself she would want sex more if she just lost 10lb and felt a bit more sexy. 'Now, I realise feeling sexy isn't about being thin or gorgeous. My husband desired me as I was - it was just a case of accepting that.' We could all stand to internalize that. I agree. Most people are unhappy because they make themselves that way. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #6 April 10, 2009 A portable hot tub My fav pic on the link is the people in a canoe and they are pulling one on a raft behind the canoe. Imagine that you are going camping/canoeing with friends... and you paddle up towing a hot tub. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #7 April 10, 2009 Very cool but $6000 base price. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #8 April 10, 2009 Quote Very cool but $6000 base price. You are in a snowy wilderness skiing area... outdoors... camping... the Swedish Bikini Team is at the lodge skiing for the weekend and wanders into your campsite... cold... scared... what kind of price can you put on a portable hot tub at those moments? ... always The Voice of Reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #9 April 11, 2009 Another fine athletic sport ruined by doping: http://grg51.typepad.com/steroid_nation/2008/03/german-billiard.html "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 0 #10 April 11, 2009 [whine] But Daaaaa-aaaaad, everybody else is doing it... [/whine]When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
