>I never quite figured out why the sexual urge of men and women differs so
>much. And I never have figured out the whole Venus and Mars thing. I have
>never figured out why men think with their heads and women with their
>hearts.
>
> For example, one evening last week, my wife and I were getting into bed.
> Well, the passion starts to heat up, and she eventually says "I don't feel
> like it, I just want you to hold me."
>
> I said "WHAT??!! What was that?!"
>
> So, she says the words that every husband on the planet dreads to hear...
> "You're just not in touch with my emotional needs as a woman enough for me
> to satisfy your physical needs as a man." She responded to my puzzled look
> by saying, "Can't you just love me for who I am and not what I do for you
> in the bedroom?"
>
> Realizing nothing was going to happen that night, I went to sleep.
>
> The very next day I opted to take the day off of work to spend time with
> her. We went out to a nice lunch and then went shopping at a big
> department store. I walked around with her while she tried on several very
> expensive outfits. She couldn't decide which one to take so I told her
> we'd just buy them all. She wanted new shoes to complement her new
> clothes, so I said lets get a pair for each outfit. We went onto the
> jewellery department where she picked out a pair of diamond earrings.
>
> Let me tell you...she was so excited. She must have thought I was one wave
> short of a shipwreck. I started to think she was testing me because she
> asked for a tennis bracelet when she doesn't even know how to play tennis.
> I think I threw her for a loop when I said, "That's fine, honey." She was
> almost nearing sexual satisfaction from all of the excitement.
>
> Smiling with excited anticipation she finally said, "I think this is all
> dear, let's go to the cashier."
>
> I could hardly contain myself when I blurted out, "No honey, I don't feel
> like it."
>
> Her face just went completely blank as her jaw dropped with a baffled
> WHAT?"
>
> I then said "honey! I just want you to HOLD this stuff for a while. You're
> just not in touch with my financial means as a man enough for me to
> satisfy your shopping needs as a woman." And just when she had this look
> like she was going to kill me, I added, "Why can't you just love me for
> who I am and not for the things I buy you?"
>
> Apparently I'm not having sex tonight either.
