5. Nurturing Sex

Dr. Michael says that despite the popularity of Fifty Shades, she sees a very different trend among men. “Some men enjoy when their wives are in control, but not in a harsh way. More in a nurturing way. SEE ALSO: 5 Major reasons men don’t see you as a wife material

It’s rarely talked about, but they want to be nurtured sexually.” She says for men this means wives are intimate, tender, and loving, that they initiate sex and truly enjoy desiring her man. It’s sex as caretaking: “That is a huge thing to really desire him and show that desire. Women forget that men are emotional and sex is a huge expression of intimacy.”