Chapter Fourteen

"I believe that most of us aren't manipulatively withholding something we know is critical to our husband's sense of well-being. Much more likely is that after a long day at the office or with the kids, we just don't feel an overwhelming desire to rip off our husband's clothes and go at it. I suspect we simply don't realize the emotional consequences of our response (or lack of one) and view his desire for sex more as a physical desire or even an insensitive demand. Once we truly comprehend the truth behind our husband's advances, we're more likely to want to respond." -Shaunti Feldhahn

"The apostle Paul doesn't say you must desire your husband; he just says you are not allowed to deprive him (1 Cor 7:5)."