Lovechild


Taken from Study Guide for Couples page 315

Common Questions and Answers

Q: Why aren't you emotionally available?

A: You think about things too much.

notes: Answer dodges question. Illustrates a lack of respect for partner's decision making process. Other common answers include 'Maybe you should lose some weight.', 'Do you have sand in your vagina?', and 'It's all in your boobs. I mean head.'


Q: Where do you live? I don't even know where you live.

A: I don't tell anyone that. I had a stalker a while ago, and it freaked me out.

notes: Those engaging in sexual congress should know where one another live. Perhaps lover is an adulterer or a serial killer. Or a space alien.


Q: Why do you act like my concerns are insignificant?

A: Why do you talk to me through the bathroom door?

notes: Answer, although a good question, evades initial query. Also implies concerns are less than valid. In relationships, neither partner should feel stupid, unless he/she is indeed stupid.


Q: I do nice things for you all the time. Why don't you do nice things for me, unless I get angry?

A: I'm not a mind reader.

notes: Fair enough. Couples cannot be expected to maintain a psychic link. But if a week goes by without cuddle time or an angry dragon, someone's bound to get grumpy.


Going Further


What does congress smell like?

Where else can sand go?

Does your bathroom have a lock?

Why might one avoid the 'angry dragon'?





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