Intended for Pleasure: New Approaches to Sexual Intimacy in Christian Marriage [Hardcover]

Ed Wheat (Author), Gaye Wheat (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1981

Make your sexual relationship the fulfilling experience God meant it to be

A classic for thirty years, Intended for Pleasure is an easy-to-read reference book that combines biblical teaching on love and marriage with the latest medical information on sex and sexuality. This popular resource gently encourages married couples to make their sexual relationship the fulfilling experience it was meant to be. This is a complete sex manual, with basic facts, illustrations, and frank discussion of all facets of human sexuality.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Intended For Pleasure is an easy-to-read reference book that has been revised and expanded in its third edition. Ed and Gaye Wheat, along with their medical associate Dow Pursley, combine biblical teaching on love and marriage with the latest medical information on sex and sexuality. Drawing on years of experience in counseling couples, the authors have updated each chapter, adding information on contraceptives and a new chapter on sexually transmitted diseases, clarifying information on AIDS, herpes, HPV infection, and gonorrhea. Intended For Pleasure gently encourages the married couple to make their sexual relationship the fulfilling experience it was meant to be. This is a complete sex manual for practicing Christians with basic facts, illustrations and candid discussion of all facets of human sexuality. Intended For Pleasure is highly recommended reading for newlyweds and an excellent resource for pastors and marriage counselors. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The most important book on Christian sexuality is better than ever

A classic for thirty years, Intended for Pleasure is an easy-to-read reference book that combines biblical teaching on love and marriage with the latest medical information on sex and sexuality. This popular resource gently encourages married couples to make their sexual relationship the fulfilling experience it was meant to be. This is a complete sex manual with basic facts, illustrations, and frank discussion of all facets of human sexuality. A perfect gift for newlyweds and a sourcebook for pastors and marriage counselors, this book has helped more than a million people understand and enjoy the gift God intended for pleasure.

In this fourth edition you will enjoy a new foreword by Dennis Rainey, as well as updated medical information and resources. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Fleming H Revell Co; Revised edition (August 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800712536
• ISBN-13: 978-0800712532
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #776,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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142 of 146 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Saved our love life!, April 25, 1999

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This review is from: Intended for Pleasure: Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage, Third Edition (Hardcover)

Six months after we were married, I was wondering if all men wanted sex ALL the time. It seemed like it was exhausting work with no equal payoff for the wife. Then we got this book for a belated wedding present. The problems we were suffering emotionally and technically were addressed in this book, maybe clinically, but factually. This book turned us around 180 degrees. We have had an excellent relationship ever since, and yes, women were intended to have orgasm(s) during intercourse, although some physiologically may need something different. That, I assure you, is not our problem now, and it is directly due to this book. Thank you to the Wheats!

150 of 163 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It helped our sex life immensely, May 20, 1999

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This review is from: Intended for Pleasure: Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage, Third Edition (Hardcover)

The beginning of the book is fairly dry as it discusses anatomy, but once you get passed that there are exciting tips. My husband learned that I may not have an orgasm every time and it's OK. He also learned that intercourse is not the most pleasurable part for me. I learned ways to help my husband last longer and, in general, how to be more sexually pleasing to him. Great information for brides on pg. 161. If you're engaged, wait until the week before your wedding or you may be too tempted to wait.

63 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good but not perfect, August 28, 2000

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This review is from: Intended for Pleasure: Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage, Third Edition (Hardcover)

... here's my review:

Intended for Pleasure gives a lot of good, basic, explicit advice on both a marital sexual relationship, and the technique of lovemaking itself. It avoids couching the facts in poetic language which is one of its strengths. It also does a good job of addressing myths and wrongheaded attitudes which need to be dispelled. I know that it motivated me to do some self examination of my character. I realized that I had a lot of unhelpful pride that I needed to let go before my wedding night.

The main weakness of the book is that the author sometimes fails to fully explain some of the actions he refers to. It's kind of like a Julia Child cookbook where she refers to a complex procedure without ever explaining what it is. In a book like this it's a good idea to be completely descriptive at all times. Once something has been explained, then you can refer to it by a general reference.

The illustrations are only marginally helpful. I'm not advocating the inclusion of Hustler type photographs, but something more detailed than line drawings would be more educational.

The author also sometimes gets badly sidetracked. For example, he includes the procedure for doing a pap smear in the basic anatomy section. What on Earth would a reader of this book want with that information? I suspect he let his fascination with medicine interefere with his purpose in writing this book.

All of that being said, however, this is overall a very good book on the subject. I would recommend it to any Christian couple who is going to be married within a month or so.