{Female Cycles}[13th September 1990]

[Redbook7:285-286][19900913:1128]{Female Cycles}[13th September 1990]

19900913.1128

It’s interesting to look at the date of * my long and rather sad (in its implications) entry on sex and love a couple of weeks ago: 27^th August. It arose out of acute sexual and emotional frustration: as it appeared to me, my marriage was fairly loveless. A few days later, everything was alright again: free communication and intercourse between us. For a week or two, everything continued fine. Now, little more than a couple of weeks later, things start to get difficult again: the sort of questions which in the first two weeks are regarded as reasonable and necessary for the running of a family – roughly how long will you be out, so I can plan my work after I don’t have sole care of the children? – How much money are you going to spend {(as we don’t have very much)}? – are resented and evaded; hurtful remarks are made, and protests returned** that it was just a joke, ie my fault for taking it seriously.

Of course, this is nothing new to me or to ***many other husbands; but it[’]s tedious and unpleasant.

****

We are here today, I think! (Average 28-day cycle)#

*ref [[Redbook7:254-266][19900827:1050c]{Love, Sex and Marriage}[27th August 1990]:

[Redbook7:255][19900827:1050d]{Love, Sex and Marriage [continued]}[27th August 1990]ff,] 255ff (0827)

**{(sic)}

*** [‘m’ inserted]

****[See # above]

#[See in diagram above **** (above), in main text]

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