It's clear to me that Aussie women are the most loving and giving women around. Bless them all.

Graham ,

My guess is that after a hard day at the office or factory many womens' sex drives may take a bit of "turning on",especially when they have children to look after as well . There is a lot of pressure out there .

In many cases, I think it is men's needs and women's gift giving and harmony making, that gets us together for a large part of our lives .

But a tail wagging dog with a big smile on his face has to get attention .

Men ARE different . Our biology has us almost perpetually in "Ready " mode .

Even if we do kid ourselves a bit .

When I was a young bloke, still at school, I bread a few horses. I had a stalion, & a few mares, & was going to breed the best horses the world had ever seen.

My father arranged for a very experienced, old lady horse breeder to come & give some advice. Some of the advice was a bit more than expected, it's a pity I did not take it to heart, then.

Pointing to a mare she said, "see that grey mare, she's all over the stalion". "She wants to get in foal, & she won't leave him alone, until she is". "Then he had better keep his distance, she'll kick the sh#t out of him, if he keeps bothering her, once she's got what she wants".

She went on,"now you remember young feller, we women are just like that mare". "Don't take a woman's desire to get pregnant for more than it is". "She may want to keep you around, to help {pay} with the raising, but don't get between her & that foal". "Just like that mare, she'll kick the sh#t out of you if you do".

It's a pity it was 20 years & much money later that I remembered that advice, definately the best I ever recieved. Applying it has made the next 25 years much better.