LAST EDITED ON 17-Apr-10 AT 05:32 PM (PST)
I agree with everyone else - sometimes Dr. Laura's advice is lame - but on the proper care and feeding of husbands - she is RIGHT ON.However, Dr. Laura also advocates a traditional family - with the wife taking care of the home/children (maybe running a PT home business to contribute if they absolutely need the income) with the husband being the primary provider.
From a recovering serial bride's point of view, all I can say is feminism did nothing more than give me the "freedom" to work full-time on top of all the work I did before (cooking/cleaning/ironing/homework help,dressing/bathing kids/etc).
I didn't feel too sexy after an 9 hour work-day (minus lunch hr) that started at 5:30am getting myself ready (shower/hair/makeup/possible ironing of me & SOs clothes), put load of laundry in washer/getting my kids up and getting them ready/feeding them breakfast, dropping them off at school/daycare/commuting to work-from work/come home/put wet laundry in dryer/start dinner/help kids with homework/serve dinner/clean up after dinner/do dishes/fold/put away laundry/kid's bath time/get kids ready & in bed/shower/get myself ready for bed/COLLAPSE/read for 15 mins or so & fall asleep - just to get up at 5:30am the next day to do it all over again.
I've been married 2x/divorced 2x. I worked full-time and did everything around the house/for the kids. They both worked full-time and both cheated. If I nagged - I might be able to get them to do the yard work or or take out the trash. Sometimes, I ended up doing my husband's chores as well. As for the cheating? They were young, drank too much sometimes and when they did - they often "came to" wondering what happened to their pants!
The only REAL problem with their infidelities is that they found it necessary to unburden themselves of their guilt at my expense.
Honestly? If myfirst husband wouldn't have told me about such incidences - REPEATEDLY - we'd probably still be married today. But then...I wouldn't have my beautiful little girl.
Anywhoo...
The longest we ever went w/o sex was about 2 weeks - no matter how exhausted or angry I was because that was the only time we could pretend for a little while that everything was "OK." Both marriages were just exhausting on so many levels. After divorcing, I still worked full-time and all the rest - I was just relieved of the mountain of resentments that went along with it.
In my experience as a provider, I have had men break down and cry - saying,
"This (meaning our session) is like a godsend! Ever since she started going through menopause I can't do anything right! She never kisses or cuddles with me anymore. Ooohhh I really NEED this!"
These were all older gentlemen. While allowing them to vent and hug them through their emotions...I waited till the "silence" felt "right" and advised them to gently approach their wives about seeing a doctor for hormonal therapy (if possible).
Sex is important to a man at any age - but for married men who do not get it from their WIVES...
Because men express their emotions primarily through PHYSICAL means -when they are not allowed to make love to their wives and their wives make no overtures/rebuff their advances - husbands, in response - feel UNLOVED.
Personally, I don't plan on going through menopause. Just like Goldie Hawn, Christy Brinkley, Raquel Welch, Demi Moore, etc - I'm going on "the good stuff" 
I saw what happened to my mom when she went through "the change" - she gained 50lbs and cut her hair like my DAD!
If a married father under 45 told me his wife didn't want sex and they both work full-time, I could give him some good advice too (hindsight is 20/20) take the money she wants to spend on marriage counseling and just HIRE A MAID
(you'll have a happier wife in no time) !!!
It's always Summer at my place! xoxo