Bad Marriage? Blame Viagra!
By Darklady
11/19/03

Lock up your daughters, folks! Once-limp men are taking the blue pill, gaining erections -- and hunting for strange pussy.

Once again couples have something to blame for their inability to communicate honestly and openly with one another! Just as teen suicides must be inspired solely by rock lyrics or fantasy role-play games, so must adult males be possessed by a lust beyond control once they begin taking Viagra. Once perfect marriages melt before the power of this mighty erectile giant. Love dies. Nations crumble. Dogs and cats live together without benefit of marriage. Oceans run red with blood. When will it end?

Perhaps I'm exaggerating just a little bit, but Iām a little tired of hearing excuses. While I have no doubt that the author of The Viagra Myth is correct that the drug is playing a role in divorces among its user demographics, I think it's a little premature to condemn the poor pill for sloppy relationship skills. It shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that getting a stiff dick doesn't guarantee a great marriage. Genuine love and a desire to work through difficulties, as well as celebrate victories, is what makes a great marriage. Communication, honesty, courage, common values and goals, willingness to face uncomfortable facts and negotiate creative solutions -- these are the qualities that bind people together willingly. Yet Dr. Abraham Morgantaler, the man who penned The Viagra Myth, has found that a disappointing number of people still do not understand that sexuality and emotions are linked. How can this be news -- especially to those old enough to need an anti-impotence drug?

According to Morgantaler, dozens of Viagra-inspired divorces are being processed through the court system and the problem is only going to spread. Frankly, whenever the word "dozens" is used to describe a world-wide relationship concern, it's kinda hard to get too worked up about it. But Morgantaler apparently has the time and energy for that work, since he's written a book on the subject.

Apparently, an increasing number of men in their 50s have begun using Viagra in the hopes of revitalizing their marriages, many of which they claim to have considered ideal prior to the return of their erect penises. When they realize -- surprise! surprise! -- that being able to fuck again doesn't necessarily make all their other problems go away, they begin cheating on their wives. Whether they think that's going to make their marriages better is, of course, anyone's guess.

Morgantaler points out in his book that when sexual intercourse returns to a relationship, it often brings along an assortment of unresolved emotional issues. As he and several other mental health professionals point out, introducing anti-impotence drugs into a relationship should be done with accompanying relationship counseling so that the couple can adjust to the new changes and address problems that may have been repressed during less physically expressive times. Some psychologists even think the medication should come with a warning and recommendation of therapy. Of course, in order for that to have any meaning to the average person, they'd have to be willing to admit their relationship had any problems to begin with, something most people don't want to do until too late. The very fact that people immediately think about medication when libido lags is a sign that a drug alternative is often far more appealing than a more holistic approach that looks at relationship dynamics, which often are strong influences in how a woman experiences sexual pleasure and intimacy. If a couple has drawn apart over the years, being able to pop a hard-on is likely to be the least of their concerns -- and likely to bring the others to the surface promptly.

According to Morgantaler and others, Viagra has been marketed as a kind of cure-all to relationship woes. Craig Regan, media affairs manager for Pfizer Australia, insists otherwise. Regan insists that the company has been a leader in directing patients to seek counseling. As evidence, he points out that the company's website includes advice on the subject for new users.

Of course, the fact is that not every man who has suffered from erectile dysfunction has turned to Viagra for help. Although their effectiveness is still debated, an ever-increasing number of medical options are becoming available to men. It will be interesting to see how each of those alternatives is marketed. Viagra certainly has pulled point as the front-runner in anti-impotence medication and is taking the most punches to the chin.

Perhaps if more doctors would recommend oral, manual, and toy-assisted sexual intimacy as well as medication, more couples could work through their relationship issues with greater success. The whole intercourse obsession held by so many seems to be at least a part of the overall problem. Simply because a man begins to have difficulty gaining or maintaining an erection is no reason for him to stop being emotionally, physically, or sexually intimate with his partner.

But, in a Matrix-like world, perhaps it's a lot easier to take the blue pill and assume it will make everything better, than to take the more metaphorical red pill and see love, passion, sex, and relationships the way they truly are.

 

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