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Real Heroes
Thank you for including "Our Journey into Twilight," by Robertson McQuilkin [Fall 1996]. One summer, my then-boyfriend sent me the first article Dr. McQuilkin wrote about his wife's struggle with Alzheimer's. My husband-to-be added his own thoughts on the type of love and commitment he would seek to bring to our marriage.

We've been married more than three years now, and it helps to look at Dr. McQuilkin's commitment as an example of loving my spouse despite our circumstances. Men like this are real heroes and examples to those of us just beginning on the path of marriage.

Becky Robinson
Jamestown, New York

Sexist about Sex
I'm disappointed with Melissa McBurney's answer to a reader's question in the Real Sex column [Summer 1996]. She stated: "You're right, it's not fair [that God made it easier for a man to reach orgasm]. But … think how little would get done in this world if women were as obsessed with sex as men are."

I asked my wife about that statement, and she said she thought it was a joke. If it is intended as humor, it's quite a sexist statement. Do women feel obliged to repay males for centuries of sexist behavior and inequitable treatment by doing the same?

Campbell Horn
Toronto, Ontario

Man's Other Best Friend
While reading "The Most Important 15 Minutes of Your Day," by Sally Stich [Fall 1996], I recalled the reason a business colleague gave many years ago for why he bought a dog: "So there will be someone who is glad to see me when I come home from work!"

Peter Kushkowski
Haddam, Connecticut

Passing along a Laugh
Paul Kortepeter's article about cramped living quarters ["Close Encounters," Summer 1996] was perfect for me to give to a young couple who just got married and will be living in a tiny place with only a kitchenette. They could use some humor.

Jill Oviatt
Palmer, Alaska

Don't Sell Out
My husband and I enjoy your magazine, but we're disappointed by your growing fascination with celebrities. The older issues of Marriage Partnership had topical cover stories, but the recent issues almost always feature a celebrity on the cover. Please don't trade gloss, color and flash for substance.

Roseanne Hilton
Custer, South Dakota

Makin' a List, Checkin' It Twice
My husband is always telling me that I keep a "list" of the things that bother me about him or our house. But I've always flatly denied having such a list. Imagine my surprise, then, after I read "Too Much 'Home Improvement'?" by Tim Sutherland [Summer 1996]. I realized I was a high-maintenance person and really did have such a list. My husband and I are going to take the article to our counselor and show him exactly how we both act!

Debe Tighe
Bowie, Maryland

Anything but a Failure
As a pastor who does a lot of counseling, I really appreciated your interview with Gary Oliver ["The Upside of Failure," Summer 1996]. I plan to use it as I counsel couples who are in their second or third marriages.

Bud Haskell
Hanford, California

Marriage on the Web
I was recently surfing the Worldwide Web and was surprised to find that Marriage Partnership had a page. Thanks for providing a larger forum to get some morality and sensibility into marriage.

Delzora M. Clark
Charlotte, North Carolina

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Copyright © 1996 by Christianity Today International/Marriage Partnership Magazine.
Winter 1996, Vol. 13, No. 4, Page 10

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