Blog 3

I will have to start by saying that these last two weeks were a little slow for me. Meaning I wasn't able to catch any conversations with issues that we have been reading in class, or even hearing anything on the news of interest. So, with that being said I will have to resort to talking about topics that I had read in the readings for this week, and previous chapters. When I first read the title to Chapter 4, Sex, Power, and Intimacy, I got excited. I was thinking that after I read this chapter I would be able to share the new information that I have learned with my husband. The one statement that I agreed with in the book said this, "When heterosexuals intimacies are grounded in unequal power relationships, it becomes more and more difficult for women and men to love in healthy ways". After reading that it re enforced what my husband and I share - and equal distribution of power in our relationship. There might be subjects or activities that one of us excel in more, but for the most part we are a balanced couple. It is said that men and women talk differently to where men speak in a more authoritative manner where as women tend to speak either in a softer tone or say things in more of a question as to trying to include everyone in their requests. One thing I do have to say about that issue is that even though men speak in a more authoritative way sometimes the person who speaks politely and with a softer tone will be able to get what they want faster. People who are spoken to with respect tend to be more willing to help or fill out requests instead of being told to do something.