SuperDave:

Funny how you mention shopping as so unpleasurable. Dr. Harley of "His Needs/Her Needs" uses shopping to try to explain desire to couples. Would a women want to spend all day Saturday shopping with her husband who is "WILLING" to shop with her, or would she rather spend the day shopping with her best girlfriend who "DESIRES" to shop with her. It is clear that the shopping experience will be far better if the person you are with "DESIRES" to shop. Normally shopping with the "WILLING" Husband will end up not being so pleasurable, and might eventually lead to shopping "AVERSION" with the husband. Now does this make it a little clearer how important "DESIRE" is to a relationship?