Posted on 03/12/2008 4:55:51 AM PDT by ciocia
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has never been one to shrink from controversy, and she leaped headlong into one on Monday when she said that if a husband cheats, his wife may share some of the blame.
“When the wife does not focus in on the needs and the feelings, sexually, personally, to make him feel like a man, to make him feel like a success, to make him feel like her hero, he’s very susceptible to the charm of some other woman making him feel what he needs,” the popular psychologist and radio personality said.
More commonly known as just “Dr. Laura,” Schlessinger made the remarks while participating in one of several panel discussions on TODAY dealing with the breaking news that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer had been connected to a high-priced prostitution ring.
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I listened to her for awhile during evening drive time. After hearing her pattern of dealing with callers, I think I kept listening because I couldn’t believe women still kept calling, but call they did. The whole dynamic got depressing and creepy. I got sick of listening to Laura’s verbal abuse, and the women meekly accepting it.
Some folks like whips, racks and candle wax....others call Dr. Laura.
Another person who makes me crazy is Charlie Rose. He's a lousy interviewer, and he never fails to interrupt his guests at the worst moment.
Charlie always takes 5 or 10 minutes to ask a question too. If he wants to natter on and on, why even have guests?
One of her wise points was that sometimes happiness isn't the highest goal.
But yes, she can be abusive to callers. I get the impression that she thinks it makes "good radio." Confrontation and tension being good in today's world.
Did it?
Doesn't that drive you nuts? And you can see his guests getting fidgety as he babbles on and on.
Yeah, that’s an attitude that inspires loyalty & fidelity.
My intention is not to embarrass you...truly...but that comment is so revealing and it is typical of the mindset of women these days. Why wouldn't you do it for your husband? Why wouldn't you starve and exercise for you AND your husband? I keep myself nice for me and my husband...sometimes I do it JUST for my husband. And that's the point. Women expect men to do everything for them, and then push their feelings off as trivial. It's one of the reasons we are where we are.
Men are simple creatures...if women got that, there would be alot more happy couples.
Apparently your way of thinking is now considered “self-loathing” by most American women.
I think you’ve nailed it with a velvet hammer.
Good for you (and I mean it!).
Just understand that not everyone was so blessed. Constant criticism has consequences.
Uh ... no. When it comes to the current subject, she has expressed an insight so rare that few see it as such, or are willing to admit it’s true (maybe not in all cases, but certainly not none).
Whatever it is...I’m a happy camper..my husband’s a happy camper...I know what I know! And Dr. Laura is right 99% of the time.
Whatever supports your reality.
People who take care of themselves, mentally, physically and spiritually, tend to be happy campers. There must be a connection there.
She tells all single parents that. Dr. Laura's concern is not for the parents..it's for the child. She believes that it is more important for a single parent to put all their focus on the child, instead of being distracted by boyfriends and girlfriends and the potential damage done by bringing strangers in and out of children's lives. She says that the child's life has been disrupted enough..it's not about the feelings of the parent, once you have children, it's about them. She very consistent with this ideal.
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