Relationship Rant

Hello, dear readers. I am back for yet another rant on relationships. I must remind you again that this is simply an outsider looking in, not someone who is complaining about their own relationship. Well, today is particularly historic in the sense I am combining my two favorite subjects. Books and relationships (or complaining about them, rather).

The book I'll be taking direct quotes from today is Sugar and Spice by Leda Swann (author of Prince of Desire). This book is definitely one of my favorites because of the writing style and characters. It is written about couples in the Victorian Era trying to piece together their broken relationships. The biggest problem in these relationships is lack of communication. I know, I know, "that's what all the relationship books say, why should I listen?" Well, you should listen because it's true, readers. Here is my first example for the first couple, Adam and Gwendolyn. Gwendolyn loves her hubby dearly, but he is cold and cruel to her. She tries desperately to win his love by strengthening their marriage through the Sugar and Spice Health Spa for Couples.

Adam eyed Gwendolyn with anger in his heart as she followed Mrs. Bertram out of the room. Though she had clearly known what kind of house this was, she had chosen not to warn him but instead bring him here under false pretenses.Yet one more sin of manipulation and deceit to lay to her account.
His blood was boiling over this new evidence of his wife's dishonesty as he poured himself a tumbler of port and drank it down in one gulp. He would not stay here for the week. As soon as it was light next morning, he would leave and take his errant wife back to London with him. Sooner or later she would have to learn that he would not tolerate her attempts to manipulate him. She was his wife, and he would learn to obey her in this. ( pages 14-15)

Jeez, what a grump, neh? I mean, first of all, what man in his right mind would not want to go to a sex spa?Anyway, the point I'm trying to illustate is that because she did not know how he would react, she got a kick in the pants for trying to save their marriage. Because he did not ask his wife what was wrong, he was roped into going to a sex spa.

Love to write more, but I've got other things to do at this point in time.
This has been one of my most random rantings,

Chloe.