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Dr. Laura Schlessinger (4:42)

You know what I'm saying?

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger (6:22)

Another motivation is escape. A lot of people see their primary marital relationship as so routine. No spark left. No treating each other like boyfriend girlfriend. No doing cute things. Every now and then I get a snarky letter. It's so rare, though, that I I have to mention it because I'm sure it represents some tiny populace nonetheless. But Ow. I remember one. It cracked me up so bad. We have an outtake where I say, run into his arms and say, hug me, hug me, hug me. So this woman writes to me. That's the dumbest, God awful, stupid thing I've ever heard. I would never run to my husband and say, hug me, hug me, hug me, hug me. He'd think I lost my marbles. Really? Why don't we ask him if feeling needed by his woman makes him feel good or bad? Why don't we ask him? So a lot of you, poo, Poo. Oh, it's just disgusting. You're expecting the woman. When he comes through the door, give him a kiss. Get the kids in bed, feed everybody, get them the hell out of the main house room and go take a shower together. Rub soap all over each other, everywhere. Delicate soap. Okay, rinse off and tell me if you feel better or worse about being married. Tell me. I'd be very interested. For those of you who go, oh, I'm tired after a long day, you know, why am I expected to do this? Because you're in the relationship and you're supposed to contribute. And men are like the water pumps on farms. Often they need to be primed to get out of their workspace, out of their cerebral space, into their soul space, Sensuality space. Women tenderize men. Sounds like I'm talking about a steak. I know, but women tenderize men. So why would you deny it? I mean, why? Why get married if you're going to deny it? Come on. So for that group, an affair becomes an escape route to sort of restart the sparks again. And I bet in an affair, you're taking showers together, using whipped cream, doing all kinds of cool things with the person you're having an affair with. But no, not your spouse. I have too much resentment built. So between now and dead, you're going to live on resentment instead of love and tenderness? That's seriously stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Some turn to affairs because it's an ego boost. Makes me feel wanted. Sexy. It's a temporary fix. Again, all this fades. 33% of women evidently cheat on their spouse to find out if they've lost their charm. Do cheaters realize what they've lost, you ask? Every single moment. Cheaters suffer a lot. I don't care. Too bad. Another curious variety of cheaters are those who turn to screwing around as a twisted way of getting the upper hand. Makes them feel like they're in charge. They have the upper hand in their relationship. They have this whole secret thing that they're doing that elevates them above the trivial crap they have to deal with with their spouse. Yeah, except affairs end up controlling you. You're always looking over your shoulder, calculating, hiding, until the thing you thought was going to empower you ends up being an ugly trap. And then there are people who look for themselves in sock drawers. That's what I used to snarkily say when people I'm looking, I'm trying to find myself. And I always say, look in a sock drawer. That is where you are. Seriously, you ever look in your drawer and think, what does this say about me? Are the socks all lined up? Are they just thrown in, not attached? Are they thrown in? Just sort of. One is shoved into the other one. They have ribbons around them. I mean, what does your sock drawer look like? It tells a lot about you. Find yourself in in your sock drawer. You're not Finding yourself in an affair gives you the illusion of some kind of new start. But it's a fake one. It's a hidden one. It rarely leads to any true long lasting fulfillment. And generally, you realize you've been searching in all the wrong places for yourself. Check out the sock drawer. Look, affairs are not just about desire, romance, excitement. They're a deep reflection of some unmet needs. Neurotic or healthy unmet needs. But instead of addressing those needs when you cheat, you're basically opting out for a shortcut. And shortcuts rarely get you to any positive destination. You want a better life? Make an effort. Communication, Better choices, Better behavior. Okay, that's that, folks. My number 1-800-375-2872. If you like this podcast, be sure to rate it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite place to listen to my podcast. Of course, I'd love if you gave me five stars. And be sure to share this podcast with a friend on Facebook or your preferred social media platform.

Chevrolet Advertiser (13:20)

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