From the article: Is "I Just Don't Want To" Enough?
If your spouse responds to something you want him/her to do with "I just don't want to", do you think that response deserves your respect or do you think it is a cop out and you have a right to hear reasons for saying no, or does your reaction depend on what was requested? What Do You Think?
"I Just Don't Want To"
- I think it is a valid response when used in moderation. If used as an answer to EVERYTHING, there's a bigger problem. However, when you do share reasons, and husband ISN'T more understanding and keeps badgering, it does make "I just don't want to" the easiest response to give.
- —AZMomm2
I Really Don't Want To!
- I am hounded every night and every morning and every time I speak to my husband. He has created a very real situation where I have become accustomed to telling him to back off. Why do women have to put up with sexual harassment in their own home when it is not even legal at work? Even savage animals don't copulate when the female isn't in heat. Maybe "I just don't want to" means "I just don't want to."
- —Guest Judy
"I Just Don't Want To"
- I catch myself saying those very words too often. My husband is a good man but I feel like I am not attracted to him in a non-platonic way. I love him but when it comes time for the bedroom, "I just don't want to"! IS this because I am not in love with him? My ex-lover and I had the best relationship in that area. No problems!! That saying never occurred to me during the course of our time together. I don't look at porn, I am not seeing anybody, I just don't really know what to do because we are young and newlyweds.
- —Guest Haley
"I just don't want to"
- Rather badger the spouse on not wanting to..how about asking if there is a reason, if they share the reason then you can be more understanding and leave it alone or you can respect their choice.
- —Guest Nancy
