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Summary: Very good but not perfect
Review: ... here's my review:Intended for Pleasure gives a lot of good, basic, explicit advice on both a marital sexual relationship, and the technique of lovemaking itself. It avoids couching the facts in poetic language which is one of its strengths. It also does a good job of addressing myths and wrongheaded attitudes which need to be dispelled. I know that it motivated me to do some self examination of my character. I realized that I had a lot of unhelpful pride that I needed to let go before my wedding night. The main weakness of the book is that the author sometimes fails to fully explain some of the actions he refers to. It's kind of like a Julia Child cookbook where she refers to a complex procedure without ever explaining what it is. In a book like this it's a good idea to be completely descriptive at all times. Once something has been explained, then you can refer to it by a general reference. The illustrations are only marginally helpful. I'm not advocating the inclusion of Hustler type photographs, but something more detailed than line drawings would be more educational. The author also sometimes gets badly sidetracked. For example, he includes the procedure for doing a pap smear in the basic anatomy section. What on Earth would a reader of this book want with that information? I suspect he let his fascination with medicine interefere with his purpose in writing this book. All of that being said, however, this is overall a very good book on the subject. I would recommend it to any Christian couple who is going to be married within a month or so.
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Summary: This was one of the best books I've ever read.
Review: After 15 years of marriage and many attempts to improve my marriage in many ways, I found this book to be one of the most helpful. I wished I had read it a long time ago. My husband and I have gone leaps and bounds in our relationship since. I would also recommend "Solomon on Sex".
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Summary: 80 complete on a 1-100 scale
Review: After listening to Ed Wheat's tapes for newlyweds and then reading this book with my new wife we have found many useful things to apply to our marriage and sex life. We have however found several severe errors in his teachings.
Dr. Wheat takes a very mechanical approach to sexual pleasure in marriage especially for the woman. Even as another man I can see it is too obvious that his very logical and systematic approach to sex is flawed. It is not as simple as if you do step 1, 2, and 3 then orgasm will occur. The female body AND mind are much more complex than this! He also goes into such detail in areas which do not apply (PAP smear?) to the general reader, and fails to mention that there are some very common physical problems many women experience which prevents sexual intercourse on the wedding night - often requiring minor surgery. We found Dr. Wheat's book VERY useful, however it did fall short of giving couples a complete and realistic picture of sex in the Christian marriage. It is definitely worth the money and a book to review many times over the years; however, it should be read with a very open mind and not taken as being the only way for things to be.
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Summary: About the Author
Review: Dr. Ed Wheat, a family physician for decades, is an authority on premarital and marital counseling. His wife, Gaye Wheat, has presented Christian Home seminars with her husband. Their associate, Dow Pursley, M.D., carries on the practice of Dr. Wheat, who is now retired.
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Summary: I wouldn't if I were you...
Review: Gosh, so this has survived to go into further editions, has it? I hope they've dropped the authors' pro-male dominance & female submissiveness rants (this translates as "every time he wants sex, you let him have it, and don't worry your pretty little head about it because it's what the baby Jesus wants you to do") which were actively disowned by the UK publishers. But I bet they haven't.
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Summary: excellent book!!!!
Review: I bought this book and "Intimate Issues" at the reccomendation of a female friend who said that she wished someone had told her about them before she got married. When I recieved the books I immediately dove into this one, it's an easy read, seperated into chapters so that you can read what intrests you. Technique, STD's, dysfunction, God's purpose for sex, etc. etc. it's not like the stereotypical Christian sex book... Ed Wheat gives the reader a good idea of how exciting and fulfilling sex can be in marriage. There's also a chapter on the honeymoon night and having sex for the fisrt time. This book is esspecially helpful for men who might feel they can't sexually satisfy their wife, there is an extensive section on a "cure" method for pre-ejaculation and also a section on teaching him the intricacies of a woman's body and how to last longer so that he can please her. Ed feels very strongly that it is a man's job to please his wife... I was happy when my finace borrowed this book from me and claimed he had read the whole thing!
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Summary: a guide to torpid lovefaking
Review: I have found that christian women are among the most sexually active and adventurous women in the dating scene today. Paradoxically, among the most adventurous and willing are the married ones, many of whom seem to have husbands who refer to genesis and leviticus for their tips on sexuality. Because of this situation the present book does little more than confuse the issues that many married christian women face in coming to a decsion to seek sexual gratification outside the marriage, which is the only way that many of them can find it. I often hear from these women that their husbands are selfish, inattentive, uncaring, disrespectful, immature, boring and certainly not concerned with their sexual needs. You can't teach an old dogmatist new tricks, as they say, especially when they have no desire to contradict the dictates of the bible that requires them to treat their wives like livestock. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, christian women seem to be very adept at whatever sexual activity you offer them and if not they always seem very eager to learn, as a result much of the information in this book is yesterday's news to them. If only there was a chapter on Guilt relief, then we would be getting somewhere.
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Summary: A contradiction in terms
Review: I have found that christian women are among the most sexually active and adventurous women on the market today. Especially the married ones who have husbands who refer to genesis and leviticus for their tips on sexuality. As a result, this book does nothing but confuse the issues that many married christian women face in coming to a decsion to seek sexual gratification outside the marriage. I often hear from these women that their husbands are inattentive, uncaring and certainly not concerned with their wives sexual needs. You can't teach an old dogmatist new tricks, especially when they have no desire to contradict the dictates of the bible that requires them to treat their wives like livestock. While on the otherhand Christian women seem to be very adept at whatever sexual activity you offer them, so much of the information in this book is yesterday's news to them. If only there was a chapter on Guilt relief, then we would be getting somewhere.
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Summary: Detailed and helpful but somtimes cold.
Review: I purchased this book before my honeymoon in hopes of ithelping my wife and I get the maximun enjoyment out of sex in ourmarrige. The first few chapters are rather dry and cold speaking mostly of anatomy and the like. After that there are some excellent tips to making sex very enjoyable and not discouraging, especially if its your first time. These chapters helped me tremendously in finding out what God intended for sex and pleasing my wife. All the tips he gives in these chapters are very long and tedious. If you think you have these problems prepare yourself for some fun but hard work. Lots of practice sessions with total vulnerability with your partner. And probably with some disappointments. It can be tedious reading but stick with it, it is helpful. Some of the commentary is very clinical and dry, but helpful when you apply it. I really saw the heart of the writers, which is to help and instruct people to have the most fulfilling sex life as possible. END
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Summary: Sex isn't for the weak...
Review: In a world where the majority of couples are divorced after only 5 years of marriage, maybe it's time to go against the grain of the male-female territory war and try sex the way it was intended. This book gives you every reason to explore your sexuality with the one person you care about most. Those of you who can't open your minds to new ways of thought about understanding your mate; beware, this book encourages you to explore what MAKING love is all about.
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