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iQuestions Expert, Doug Rosenau 
 
 
Question: 
 
There are little things about my wife's body that really bother me. 
What should I do? 
 
Answer: 
 
I think every guy struggles with aspects of his wife’s body.  
 
Guys, I’m going to preach at you a little bit right now, because I get 
this a lot. You know, guys will come in, and the husbands will say 
things like, “I think she has kind of a slight mustache,” or “her calves 
are a little bit heavy,” or “she’s got some cellulite on her waist,” or 
“her left breast hangs a little bit lower than her right breast.” 
 
Guys, give it up. There aren’t perfect bodies. In this Playboy culture—
hey, those are airbrushed. Those are airbrushed. In this Playboy 
culture, we may think there are perfect bodies, but we have a 
wonderful opportunity as a husband to build our wives up and help 
them be better lovers. All women struggle with body image. Ours 
aren’t the exception. And we have the ability to really build them up.  
 
I think it’s important with some of these body image things to be able 
to go to a male buddy and moan, whine, whatever you need to do to 
talk about it, so that that buddy can tell you, “Grow up, guy. Grow 
up.” 
 
If you tell your wife, it will be so devastating. And trust me, she won’t 
let go of it the way you let go of it, because you may find some other 
flaw next week that’s bugging you, but she will remember this one 
eighteen years later. 
 
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So, remember there aren’t perfect bodies, and things will bother you.  
We have this wonderful opportunity to help our wives become great 
lovers by appreciating and enjoying their bodies and not nit-picking, 
but just getting into the sensuality and the sexuality and the fun of 
enjoying them as people and as lovers.  
 
So, don’t tell your wife. 
 
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