Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site wlcrjs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!rna!cubsvax!phri!timeinc!vax135!houxm!whuxlm!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!pesnta!amd!dual!zehntel!ihnp4!wlcrjs!zubbie From: zubbie@wlcrjs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles Subject: Re: Ann Landers Survey Message-ID: <487@wlcrjs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 20:51:54 EST Article-I.D.: wlcrjs.487 Posted: Mon Jan 21 20:51:54 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Feb-85 23:15:25 EST References: <1117@pyuxa.UUCP> Reply-To: zubbie@wlcrjs.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck) Organization: chi-net, Public Access UN*X, Chicago IL Lines: 12 Xref: sdcsvax net.women:4203 net.singles:5880 When I was married my husband and I had a reasonable sex life but I feel that the thing which I held as most special to me were the times when I was depressed or just plain at odds with the world and he would give me a great big hug and not say or do anything else. It was his was of saying " I'm here if you need me - lean on me if you want" without intruding into my private "space" Emotionally a hug is lots more important to me than sex, which is not implying that sex has no place or value in my life. Jeanete Zobjeck ihnp4!wlcrjs!zubbie