A Man’s Sexual Drive

The hormone, testosterone, is largely responsible for the sexual desire in humans. Statistically, a man’s sex drive is stronger than a woman’s and there is medical reason for this phenomenon. You see, a man has 15 times more testosterone running through his body than a woman does, and we all know what testosterone does!

When a woman fails to understand her husband’s physical need for sex and how he is wired, she can find herself thinking he’s a “sex fiend,” a jerk, and even abnormal. However, as Dr. Kevin Leman says in his book, Making Sense of the Men in Your Life: What Makes Them Tick, What Ticks You Off, and How to Live in Harmony:

Your husband is not a pervert for being seemingly obsessed with sex. He’s not sick for being turned on at 6:00 a.m. when he sees you coming out of the shower, naked, even though you’ve just had a tsunami of an argument. He’s not a sex fiend. He’s your normal, average, everyday man. And the sooner you become comfortable with your husband’s desire for more and better sex, the sooner you’ll be on your way to a happier marriage. [1]

If you’re a woman, you may not realize the importance sex plays in the life of your husband. Much of what is discussed in A Wife’s Invitation to Intimacy deals with helping a woman understand the needs of her husband and specific things she can do to cooperate with how God wired him. While there is a lot that can be said on this subject, meeting a husband’s needs in this area of life are not terribly complicated. Sharing this resource with a small group of friends can provide wives a safe place to discuss the material contained in this book and discover just how “normal” her husband really is.

In closing, I thought you’d enjoy this short video clip from Mark Gungor, an author and seminar speaker on sex and intimacy in marriage. He will make this topic of men and sex perfectly clear!

Footnotes:

[1] Kevin Leman, Making Sense of the Men in Your Life: What Makes Them Tick, What Ticks You Off, and How to Live in Harmony (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2000), 130.

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