"Talk to them about why you don't like it: It's unnatural and unloving, " Portland State's Dr. Gowen says.

WSJ: To Skip the 'Talk' About Sex, Have an Ongoing Dialogue

Rather than lazy and unloving, is your husband overworked and tired?

WSJ: Nagging in Marriage Is More Common Than Adultery But Can Also Lead to Divorce

There's nothing mysterious about the Once-ler now reduced to stock character No. 14-B (young man eager to prove to his unloving mother that he can be a success).

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