Baltimore love, sex marathons and the economy
Who says Baltimore is bad for relationships? In today's Sun, there's the story of a Denver couple, so down because they had to move away from Charm City, that they embarked on a 100-day sex-a-thon. Then, as it seems everyone does these days, they wrote a book about it, Just Do It.
According to the article, Annie Brown and her husband Doug saw the experiment as a way to wake up their marriage and lift their spirits. From Doug:
Joe Burris has an answer for that too, which I think is even more interesting than the books:
According to the article, Annie Brown and her husband Doug saw the experiment as a way to wake up their marriage and lift their spirits. From Doug:
We were just kind of bummed out when Annie handed me this idea, and I said that it might be kind of fun and put some spark back in our lives. Baltimore was the kind of place that generated its own spark. We wanted to see if we could do the same in what we began to call our sensory-deprivation chamber.It's a funny correlation -- no more Baltimore, let's have sex to make up for it -- but intriguing. And also familiar. Remember that story about the couple who had sex for 365 days straight? Or the couple who did the do for 100 days? What's with all these books all of a sudden about people having sex marathons?
Joe Burris has an answer for that too, which I think is even more interesting than the books:
According to psychotherapist Barton Goldsmith, Burris writes, it's all about the economy.
"Recession is good for relationships," he said. "People don't want to go out so they can cocoon, and sex can be fun for many couples. It beats the hell out of Monopoly. ... Reclaiming the spark of romance is always a timely subject."
Do you think this is true? Have you been spending more time with your honey since the economic downturn? Staying in to save gas money? Embarking on a sex marathon of your own? Has anyone felt closer to their sweetie since money got funny, or are you ready to kill them?
"Recession is good for relationships," he said. "People don't want to go out so they can cocoon, and sex can be fun for many couples. It beats the hell out of Monopoly. ... Reclaiming the spark of romance is always a timely subject."
Do you think this is true? Have you been spending more time with your honey since the economic downturn? Staying in to save gas money? Embarking on a sex marathon of your own? Has anyone felt closer to their sweetie since money got funny, or are you ready to kill them?
Comments
I won't have this Burris guy bad-mouthing Monopoly!!
The last year I've embarked on a no-sex for a year marathon. So far, so good, but the crazy hallucinations and public nudity arrests are starting to pile up and take their toll.
I find it leaner economic times, it is better just to dump your significant other and be single. Much, much cheaper and you can save your money for consumer electronics and buying beers for the opposite sex at local bars. That way, I can do my part to keep America moving forward. Yes we can.
Posted by: JTK | July 1, 2008 4:34 PM
I'll present this as a reason to just stay in and have sex with my girl. Let's see if it works.
Concert? But what about the economy? Let's just have sex.
Posted by: Amadeo | July 1, 2008 10:11 PM