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“I&work&hard&all&day,”&Jim&explains.&“When&I&come&home,&my&greatest&desire&is&to&be&recharged&
so&I&can&go&back&out&and&do&it&all&again&the&next&day.&What&I&wish&my&wife&understood&is&that&sex&
recharges&me.&She&acts&like&it&is&a&drain,&but&I&wish&she&understood&that&when&I’m&left&unfulfilled,&
it’s&like&going&to&work&with&an&empty&tank.”&
What&recharges&your&battery?&Shopping?&Coffee&with&friends?&Rest?&Time&alone?&A&pedicure?&A&
spiritual&retreat?&
Guess&what&recharges&your&husband’s&battery?&You&guessed&it.&Sex.&If&your&husband&is&under&
stress&because&a&project&is&due&next&week,&one&of&the&best&gifts&you&can&give&him&is&to&recharge&
his&battery&by&making&love&and&giving&him&the&confidence&he&needs.&Did&his&boss&chew&him&out&
today?&Did&he&lose&that&big&order?&Did&he&miss&a&deadline?&Did&he&have&to&confront&a&coworker?&
There&are&many&events&in&a&man’s&day&that&drain&his&emotional&battery.&Sex&with&the&wife&of&his&
dreams&is&God’s&unique&physical&and&mental&therapy&prescription.&
Dr.&John&Gray&explained&it&this&way:&&
Many×&after&having&great&sex&with&my&wife,&I&realize&that&I&had&forgotten&how&
beautiful&the&trees&are&in&our&neighborhood.&I&go&outside&and&breathe&in&the&fresh&air&and&
feel&alive&again.&It&is¬&that&I&didn’t&feel&alive&in&my&work,&but&by&connecting&with&my&
wife&through&great&sex,&I&can&reawaken&and&bring&my&more&sensual&feelings&that&are&
easily&forgotten&in&the&focused&pursuit&of&achieving&my&goals&at&work.&In&a&sense,&great&
sex&helps&me&stop&and&smell&the&flowers.&^9 &Sex&is&one&of&the&most&effective&ways&you&can&encourage&and&minister&to&your&husband.&Physical&
intimacy&with&the&wife&of&his&dreams&assures&him&that&he&is&still&desirable&and&very&much&a&man.&&
(^9) John Gray, Mars and Venus in the Bedroom (New York: HarperCollins, 1995), p.63.