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Davina McCall sparks controversy over happy marriage advice

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    #92
    Greentopia
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    gaius c wrote: »
    She does have a point and it goes both ways.

    Get down on your knees for half an hour a week or your partner will find somebody else who will.

    Half and hour oral once a week? you have pretty low expectations if that's all you require for a satisfied sex life :D but I suppose we're all different and have different needs...


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    #93
    Spanish Eyes
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    I mean if anyone rates D mc on this they have problems worse than the bedroom one.

    Who gives a flying fk what she says.

    God I despair now for the kids growing up. They will take anything some WAN on the telly says to them.


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    #94
    Greentopia
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    She said:

    "You must keep your husband satisfied in the bedroom department,” she added, “even if you’re absolutely exhausted. Otherwise he will go somewhere else.”

    If your partner is likely to cheat because you're too exhausted to have sex with them through no fault of your own-you're with the wrong person. If it was something that was going on a long time then you'd have to talk about it and find a way to sort the situation out but what I'd find emotionally exhausting is worrying that if I didn't perform as my partner expected that any minute he'd leave me for another woman. Fcuk that.

    I do agree with her completely on wearing nice lingerie though and keeping in good shape. I spend more money on beautiful lingerie than outerwear and I love it, and never met a man who doesn't either. Win-win. Nothing like surprising a guy with new sexy lingerie-adds spice to sex.

    And I keep in shape first and foremost for myself but I'd also take into consideration what my partner likes. If he met me when I'm lean and fit and that's how he likes me to look then I'm going to want to stay like that for a man I love. And I'd want the same consideration from him.


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    #95
    goose2005
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    You must keep your husband satisfied in the bedroom department, even if you’re absolutely exhausted. Otherwise he will go somewhere else

    Yeah, he might wander over to the bathroom section or towards the carpets.

    Or are we not talking about Clery's?


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    #96
    Cold War Kid
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    Dangerous Man wrote: »
    Not so much that - more like if you're going on a date show up on time. If you're in a relationship and your man comes home have dinner ready and have a drink ready for him.

    Keep the place and yourself clean. Surprise your boyfriend with gifts. Get to the gym and put the pies down. Just because you're married doesn't mean you can be a slob.

    Stuff like that.
    Yes, in so far as when it's relevant, those people who don't make an effort on dates and in relationships should indeed make more of an effort in terms of how they treat their partner/spouse and themselves.

    And they should certainly keep themselves and their home clean.


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    #97
    Spanish Eyes
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    Mysoginy is alive and well I see.

    What about the beer bellied hairy feckers that think they are fabulous, and deserve to be serviced.

    Pricks.


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    #98
    dark crystal
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Mysoginy is alive and well I see.

    What about the beer bellied hairy feckers that think they are fabulous, and deserve to be serviced.

    Pricks.

    Hey, leave my fella out of it!

    Seriously though, I must be a lazy old cow because relationships like Davina's seem like such hard work. I often look at magazine covers like Cosmopolitan which tell me how I should do this to keep my man, do that to have mindblowing orgasms, do the other to look like Gisele and I come home to my lovely fiance and think thank God there's none of that pressure in our relationship.
    We have a healthy sex life when we have two minutes to ourselves and we're not stressed out from work/bills/kids/life, but there's no magic number of times a week, nor do we feel an overwhelming sense of disappointment that our sex life isn't kinky enough, or that we're not doing it as much as the next person is. I don't spend hours of paranoia wondering whether he'll stray because I wore a polka dot knickers and stripy bra combo or because I wasn't in the mood one night and vice versa.

    Going through life being worried about such things really would be exhausting!


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    #99
    Spanish Eyes
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    What do men do to keep their gals interested.


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    #100
    blinding
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    In fairness "Satisfying" a man is easy "work" for a woman:P


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    #101
    Dangerous Man
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Mysoginy is alive and well I see.

    What about the beer bellied hairy feckers that think they are fabulous, and deserve to be serviced.

    Pricks.


    This thread is about women, and how they need to do more to please the men in their lives; it's not about men.

    Feel free to contribute any suggestions that you think might help. I can offer a few to get you started.

    For example - personal grooming. Too many women are unhygienic - they don't shower often enough and leave their 'lady gardens' in a terrible state of repair. Waxing or shaving regularly is a great way to keep things in shipshape and Bristol fashion.

    What do you think?


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    #102
    Spanish Eyes
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    Oh, and another thing, what's the story in a gay partnership.

    Who has to be the high maintenance chick, to keep the other half from straying.

    Obvious question after the vote.


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    #103
    dark crystal
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    What do men do to keep their gals interested.

    He's a great father who's fully involved. He's generous. He cooks when I'm too tired to (even though he's not great at it). He makes me laugh every day.

    Oh wait...

    He manscapes. Is that more important?


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    #104
    mikom
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    I wouldn't decry Davina's comments much.
    But then I am polyamorous......


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    #105
    Spanish Eyes
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    Dangerous Man wrote: »
    This thread is about women, and how they need to do more to please the men in their lives; it's not about men.

    Feel free to contribute any suggestions that you think might help. I can offer a few to get you started.

    For example - personal grooming. Too many women are unhygienic - they don't shower often enough and leave their 'lady gardens' in a terrible state of repair. Waxing or shaving regularly is a great way to keep things in shipshape and Bristol fashion.

    What do you think?

    I take it you do a back sack and crack wax yourself :eek:


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    #106
    Carlos Orange
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    dark crystal wrote: »
    He's a great father who's fully involved. He's generous. He cooks when I'm too tired to (even though he's not great at it). He makes me laugh every day.

    I know it is going to blow your mind but some men can cook well.


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    #107
    dark crystal
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    psinno wrote: »
    I know it is going to blow your mind but some men can cook well.

    What a revelation! I never knew that.

    Mind blown :eek:


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    #108
    Tony Beetroot
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Mysoginy is alive and well I see.

    Is that Davina's aunt?


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    #109
    Spanish Eyes
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    dark crystal wrote: »
    He's a great father who's fully involved. He's generous. He cooks when I'm too tired to (even though he's not great at it). He makes me laugh every day.

    Oh wait...

    He manscapes. Is that more important?

    Glad you are one of the lucky ones.

    What's manscaping. I probably should know, and it's probably obvious, but....


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    #110
    dark crystal
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Glad you are one of the lucky ones.

    What's manscaping. I probably should know, and it's probably obvious, but....

    Shaving/waxing their wobbly bits.

    He doesn't actually manscape - it's not something I'm especially atttracted to and he tried it once and thought he looked ridiculous :P


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    #111
    Cold War Kid
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    psinno wrote: »
    I know it is going to blow your mind but some men can cook well.
    What did she say to indicate it would blow her mind? :confused:
    I'm sure she is as familiar with well known male chefs as anyone is.

    Got any comments to berate the person who went on about how women (not some, just "women") should make a damn effort as if none of them do, and "keep themselves clean"?


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    #112
    tipparetops
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    i cannot stand the woman but she has a point,
    As a woman heads into her forties her power in a relationship weakens , the man becoming the dominant partner.
    Women have to try harder as they get older, its nature.


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    #113
    Carlos Orange
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    Cold War Kid wrote: »
    What did she say to indicate it would blow her mind? :confused:
    I'm sure she is as familiar with well known male chefs as anyone is.

    Got any comments to berate the person who went on about how women (not some, just "women") should make a damn effort as if none of them do, and "keep themselves clean"?

    Putting stuff in quotes is kinda unhelpful unless someone actually said those words. #102 said too many. That is pretty vague and could mean anything from 1 to all.

    I took the comment to be a generic put down of men. If it was a specific put down of one person in particular then I would take if differently but I'm not sure of the necessity to put down ones partner.


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    #114
    strobe
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    What do men do to keep their gals interested.

    Much the same things women do to keep their men interested, I'd imagine. Take care of their appearance, make sure they're satisfied in the bedroom, be nice and caring and considerate and fun. Continue to make an effort basically. Don't take them or the relationship for granted.


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    #115
    Cold War Kid
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    psinno wrote: »
    Putting stuff in quotes is kinda unhelpful unless someone actually said those words. #102 said too many. That is pretty vague and could mean anything from 1 to all.
    See their first comment to this thread. If a woman posted something like that about men she'd be slated (and rightly so).
    I took the comment to be a generic put down of men. If it was a specific put down of one person in particular then I would take if differently but I'm not sure of the necessity to put down ones partner.
    A generic putdown of men? She said he (not men) isn't great at cooking, but also a number of really positive things about him - yet you decided to just highlight the cooking thing?


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    #116
    Spanish Eyes
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    tipparetops wrote: »
    i cannot stand the woman but she has a point,
    As a woman heads into her forties her power in a relationship weakens , the man becoming the dominant partner.
    Women have to try harder as they get older, its nature.

    Women don't need Viagra.

    Men's ability to have an erection disappears as they get older.

    Then the women go elsewhere for IT. lol.


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    #117
    dark crystal
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    psinno wrote: »

    I took the comment to be a generic put down of men. If it was a specific put down of one person in particular then I would take if differently but I'm not sure of the necessity to put down ones partner.

    You seem to take offence easily. In no way was I putting men down, I simply said one of the nice things my partner does for me is cook, even if he's not especially good at it. I was showing an appreciation of him, not questioning the culinary skills of all men. Jeez!


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    #118
    tipparetops
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Women don't need Viagra.

    Men's ability to have an erection disappears as they get older.

    Then the women go elsewhere for IT. lol.

    A man can father a child at any age, women fear this.
    Its nature at is its rawest.


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    #119
    dark crystal
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    tipparetops wrote: »
    A man can father a child at any age, women fear this.
    Its nature at is its rawest.

    Yes, if there's one thing I'll miss when I'm 60, it's the fact I won't have periods any more, be able to spend nine months carrying a child, going through labour and changing nappies.

    Damn you nature!! :mad:


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    #120
    Carlos Orange
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    dark crystal wrote: »
    You seem to take offence easily. In no way was I putting men down, I simply said one of the nice things my partner does for me is cook, even if he's not especially good at it. I was showing an appreciation of him, not questioning the culinary skills of all men. Jeez!

    So why did you feel the need to throw in a backhanded compliment instead of not?


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    #121
    osarusan
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    psinno wrote: »
    So why did you feel the need to throw in a backhanded compliment instead of not?

    Better question would by why you feel the need to misrepresent it and make such a deal of it?


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