Dear Ann Landers, our column on zippers made me laugh. It also reminded me of my favorite story. Perhaps you'd like to share it with your readers. Last year we had a banquet to install the new officers in our organi-zation. Everyone was in formal attire. There were 200 people in atten-dance. When the chairwoman raised her baton to quiet the crowd and open the meeting, the zipper on her gown broke. That zipper went from the back of her neck down to her hem. She gracefully finished her speech and walked over to where the other officers were seated. They all re-moved their name badges and pinned her gown closed. She then pro-ceeded to chair the meeting without missing a beat. My husband, who is usually very reserved, said in a loud voice, "Now that's what I call a classy lady!" -I.K., Seattle
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Dear Readers, , because neither my hus-band nor I Had been sleeping well in our shared double bed, I moved into the guest room. Since then, he has hinted that he’d like me back in his bed, but I’ve been ignoring him. After 35 years of marriage, I’m tired of sex and prefer to sleep alone. Last week my husband told me that if I wasn’t willing to be a wife to him in every sense of the word, he was going to leave. This is the same man who told me several years ago that when I’m in his bed I should know what to expect. I explained, for the 50th time, that I’ve lost interest in sex because our relationship is meaningless and empty and I no longer love him. He replied: “That’s ridiculous. A wife does not have the right to say no unless she has a good reason, and not feeling like it isn’t good enough.” He wants me to go for counseling so someone can “help me under- • stand.” He says that if I go twice, he will go with me the third time. Ann, is it wrong for me to want control over my body and refuse to use it as a bargaining chip to keep a man I’m not sure I want? Am I being unreasonable when I refuse to have sex with him just because he’s my husband? Please comment.
