Sadly, this presents as nothing more than being available for your husband no matter the circumstance. Men do not weigh sexual contact in the same manner as women and most likely never will. This book bases its premise that engaging in intimacy for 7 days results in a relationship with more open communication with one's spouse and a better more fulfilling relationship. As with the seemingly same old rhetoric, the author seems to communicate that women need to be open to their husband's sexual needs without one thought to why women have no use for an intimate relationship. I may have overlooked it in this book but I do not remember seeing how a man can work to make his wife feel valued, appreciated, etc without her willingness to give in to his sexual desires. I expected more from Ed Young. This book disappointed me tremendously. I have not yet had the desire to find out if this is the same Dr Ed Young as on Christian Satellite Network, but I refuse to listen to the program by a Dr Ed Young on CSN (it used to be one I listened to daily over lunch). I have better things to do with my time then listen to or read about a man's one sided view on intimacy.
The author did not address the changes a woman's body goes through with pregnancy, child birth, aging or hormone changes.
In the first chapter the author uses Solomon as an example of romance from the Bible. Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines as recorded in 1Kings 11:3. Also in the first chapter he points out his view of Song of Solomon chapter 7 where he states, " She put on a sheer negligee, stepped into a pair of sexy sandals, and she did a dance of the Mahanaim for her man." In the subsequent paragraphs he goes on the describe the verse in greater detail of how Solomon talked to his wife, "The curves of your thighs are like jewels..." The author then asks, " Wouldn't you love to hear your husband say those kind words to you?' Sure Ed as he is chosing me from 1000 other women.
That set the tone for the rest of book by choosing Solomon as an example of sex from the Bible. Why didn't Ed chose Joseph? It would seem to me that as Joseph only had one wife but that isn't the example that the author is seeking to portray. In the first chapter he goes on to say that women should pray about it giving the following example: " God, my husband has a stronger sex drive than I do. Help me to have a sex drive that is more complimentary to his. Help me understand his sexual drive so that I can meet him where he needs to be met."
Whoa Ed Young. What about a prayer for a guy to better understand how HE can meet his wife's needs. Then the next page over he seems to address the basis for women needing to pray. He writes, " When you say no regularly to your spouse YOU are in danger of having YOUR fellowship broken....When you keep saying 'no, no, no' to your husband, it hurts his self esteem. It can also tempt him, or you into adultery. "
Often adultery isn't about sex it is about attention, at least it is for women. So focus on the leader in the family. NOT the poor woman who you are essentially telling to do one more thing to please her husband. Change the focus Ed. Fix the problem Ed. Fix the men.
Still in the first chapter the author writes, " Wives, you have a choice: you can be a sexual Rembrandt or you can remain a paint-by-the-numbers sex partner." In this same page he talks about wives using.. "your imagination" in the bedroom like Solomon's lover. He says that we live in a sex crazed culture and we must make ourselves available to our spouse. I am not sure but that you are the sex crazed one Ed!
In the second chapter he does a painfully poor job of telling the husband of his duties in a marriage. He uses an even poorer example for women to understand what it's like when she finally gives into her husbands request for sex.
Although I did read the entire book, after the tone of the first chapter the rest of the book seemed ridiculous. Sex for 7 days ain't gonna fix nothing in a marriage even if the communication lines are more open. Starting to fix a marriage by having sex for 7 days in a row ranks as the most stupid form of marriage rehab I have ever heard. So you ask why I bought the book...I would do anything to fix my marriage....sex for 100 days doesn't fix a one way marriage.
I would caution any woman buying this book thinking that this is the answer to your marriage troubles to think again. Do not succumb to Ed Young's idea of a healthy marriage as any evidence that he knows one single thing that he is talking about or that it will help you. Seek credible counsel from a dual male and female counseling team.
My background consists of providing women's health care for 12 years and listening, seeing first hand, counseling and caring for women and treating depression related to rotten husbands. I can count on one hand the number of women in that time that have stated they enjoy sex with their husbands ( and the others weren't enjoying it with someone else either ED!) What I have seen in my practice is consistently over and over women give and give with very little given in return and then finally when there isn't any more energy to give and give anymore, the relationship fails and MEN, including Ed Young, point to the frequency of sex as the problem. This ladies is the root of the problem and Ed Young does nothing but fuel the fire already present by the time you waste your time reading this garbage.
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