"Sadly, most men are obsessed with self-gratification. While this may have been acceptable in former times, Today's Dynamic Woman has no patience for a man bent on pleasing himself..."
The Satirical Guide to Pleasing
Today's Woman
By R. Milton Quibner, HE.R.S
"Her greatest power, and her critical beauty, comes from her mouth, and yet I haven't the reserves to stand longer under her illustrative bray. Would that I was a younger, stronger man, how truly learned would I be." --Scribbling Aristoxenus
"I can't relate the joys I've experienced, waiting at my desk while my wife and her partners recreate, knowing the event is proceeding according to her/their desires. Hearing explosions of ecstasy emanating from my bedroom never ceases to bring a tear to my eye. Many's the time I've paused in my note-taking to soak in the sounds of satisfaction from her happy partnering...
"I, too, have made myself sick wondering if my wife's recreational partners sincerely felt comfortable in the setting I provided...
"Today's Rightfully-Demanding Woman feels no hesitation letting her partner know when she's had enough of him, and often enjoys this act of expression. Your role: be a good sport. Of course, some women, for politeness' sake, don't express their desire to have you leave, so you'll need to be on your toes...Since you've been charting her every gesture, desire, thought and feeling, you should also be taking notes about her body language as she approaches the moment of recreational coitus, especially the telling 'little things', say deep sigh and anxious look at the door, or her fingers absently rubbing her clitoris while she checks the clock, clear indications it's time for you to go...
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| Heterosexual symbol two hearts (Photo credit: Wikipedia) "Your wife will, at some point, need to share herself with as many men as possible in order to expand her library of sexual experiences, or she'll feel her sexual development requires taking numerous men to her recreational futon. This is especially the case when the woman is young or has been unfairly denied recreational partners. Your role, as Meneleus foresaw, is that of offering your wife to a legion of men..." ~~~ |
My Background Investigative Research:
This book placed me in quite a quandry! When I was first asked to review the book and learning the full title, I quickly indicated that I didn't do "satire" well. Nevertheless, the author indicated that I might be just the person and I agreed to allow it to be sent... [BTW, I do do sarcasm fairly well...]
When I got it: At the top clearly is the following: Warning: FOR MEN ONLY...
Well, the last time I checked, I marked Female on any questionnaire...So who is this book for, really? Sure, I review books, but shouldn't I have been disqualified? Yet the author knew my name and my pic is alllllll over the Internet wherever books are, right? Ok, so, I decided the only thing to do is just start reading...
I am heterosexual, so that at least fit...but I spent nearly 40 years on a university campus and I don't think there is a higher education program for this specialist... Nor are there books in any library such as those you will find in the very lengthy "Reading List--note not Bibliography" provided... Many of you may have read my nonfiction reviews and normally the first thing I do is mention the credentials of the author and something about the Bibliography and research...
Needless to say, I was beginning to have even more concerns....A Fraud? Can just anybody write about sex, proclaim that they are a Heterosexual Relationship Specialist??? So I googled it! And I found this man...but nobody else popped up... except those that were in the psychological arena.
That is not Quibner's background, and, indeed, must of his book feeds back to...ancient times???
Meet R. Milton Quibner. As a Heterosexual Relationship Specialist and Pre-Classical scholar, my work blends modern relationship themes and issues with a Classical/Pre-Classical reference points. In short, I take a non-psychological approach to understanding and sorting out heterosexual relationship issues; rather than offering what I call ‘psycho-babblical band-aids’ for what I feel are more character issues, the Sexual Symposium will investigate, explore and examine the state of modern sexual relationships and offer long-term philosophical insights and observations aimed at developing the entire individual. Employing a generous level of humor and self-deprecation while refusing to adhere to politically-correct and ultimately empty platitudes, the half-hour Sexual Symposium will explore contemporary themes relevant to modern couples including but not limited to the following themes:
Freeing Woman to explore the world of her choosing
The Dating Dilemma facing Women: who really is Modern Man and why is he such a wimp
The Absurdity of Monogamy, and making judgments of each other’s behavior
The end of Male Dominance and the beginning of the Era of Women
Perspectives on the Feminist Revolution and Man’s lack of response
The Effortlessness of Pornography and the Internet Revolution
Modern Woman’s Obsession with Perfection
As the show develops, I will bring in several guest experts, including my wife, Mia, an Intuitive Life Coach, as well as relevant archive material.
MQ
The book opens with a speech which was "given at a seminar in joint cooperation with the Association of Betrayed Professionals and the Network of Betrayed Individuals Seeking Help, on October 3, 2011..."
It was interesting... and I found I could accept most of what the writer was saying...
Good? Right?
Of course not, this book is a Satire:
"Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement.[1] Although satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit as a weapon. A common feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant"[2]—but parody, burlesque, exaggeration,[3] juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to attack.Satire is nowadays found in many artistic forms of expression, including literature, plays, commentary, and media such as lyrics."Ok, so if this book is for men only, then I should assume that those being ridiculed are men--so that they are shamed into improvement, right? Then, why is this all about "Today's Dynamic, Vibrant Woman"???
"Degradation, or Consciously Measured Sublimation? There's nothing degrading about accepting the superiority of Today's Dynamic, Vibrant Woman. Yes, what's required is the sublimation of traditional male ego, but this is part of evolution and is the only direction a Real Man can take. A virile man acknowledges his helplessness and allows her to make all his decisions: all."Now, no woman in her right mind, would accept this about a man or woman...Can we really expect that men will know the difference of who is being satired? Sure, the basic idea is to use humor to help men realize that women have changed. I doubt seriously that any intelligent woman would want her partner to read and "laugh" along with this book...
So why ask women to review it? One female reviewer on the back cover called it "Wise-ass hilarity." My problem: I found none of it humorous... My opinion is that for any woman who has been in the position of fighting her way in a male-dominated world--organization, family, or whatever... she really has not changed her basic values about sexuality. Just because the world entertainment has opened up, that does not mean that average women hav become promiscuous nor want any part of the sexualization that is happening--including Human Trafficking!
It does not take Satire to become a better partner in a heterosexual relationship, just as it did not take Satire to be a woman in the business world who saw relationships develop, saw men going after every woman in an office environment... If women chose to participate, I can guarantee you that it wasn't for the same reasons that men used...
Just as I cannot accept 50 Shades of Gray as a book that has become world-wide news, due to the entertainment field's proliferation of sexuality, I do not accept that How High Should I Jump? will do anything more than have men enjoy this piece of Satire, laughing uproariously as they believe that it "ain't going to happen in my house..."
Here's what I've always used for evaluating a potential relationship:
OK, OK, a disclaimer: I've never been married, so has my basis been unreasonable? You know, my guess is that men thought the above quote was probably Satire as well... They learned the first part: "Wives Submit Yourselves..." Then stopped reading or thought the rest was humorous...Ephesians 5:22-33
New International Version (NIV)22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[a] her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himselfas a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body. 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[b] 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Because it's rare for that much-older Book excerpt to be followed any more than this one might be... Enjoy Satire? Having problems with your wife? Hey, it's your marriage--You Decide...
GABixlerReviews
Let's listen again to a song about loving a woman... I really don't think this is funny or humorous... at least these singers consider Love a serious matter...romantic even?
I've not read the book but tend to agree with your views. It's interesting to me that a non-married adult (male or female) would quote a Scripture passage which is usually maligned in today's society as degrading to women as the standard for relationships. I commend you. As a Christian author I've used this passage, as well as others, as the basis for the relationships in my novels as what the characters are aspiring to. My goal in writing isn't to bash people over the head with Scripture but to show it as a way to guide our lives.
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