Cally,

It sounds like you believe it's possible that CeMar's wife, when she says "Now, let's take care of you," doesn't mean it the way he's taking it. Could this be the first time a married couple misunderstood each other? (light sarcasm )

You're right in that it could be a nice thing to say - depending upon HOW it's said. Spoken another way, it can be downright condescending. When H says something to W that he thinks is sweet I've seen many cases where she's "taken it the wrong way."

Getting up immediately to clean up: It's all in the style. Once again, there could be a disconnect in communication in that she doesn't mean to give that impression. Then again, how many times has a man been skewered for giving the wrong impression?

Apparently, Cemar has an ideal of how he'd like sex. It involves giving and taking and graciousness. Afterward it involves afterglow w/ naked snuggling. I think his point is that she could get up graciously, clean up in just a couple of minutes and return naked to savor their shared experience. After twenty minutes she could put on a parka if she wanted to. But, he wants his twenty minutes. Are there any women who feel the way he does?

Nobody gets the sex s/he wants, when s/he wants it and how s/he wants it every time. But, just once in a while, snuggle for a while as though it meant something.

Cemar, your problem is you've connected emotion with sex. Learn to be a selfish brute. Do her then roll over like you've already left a $50 on the nightstand.

I don't really mean all of that. But, then again, not every woman wants a sensitive guy.