us they were too tired followed shortly by too busy. the question is how do you get around that? because everybody wants to be having more sex. our theory, of course, goes back to economics, as it should with sex and we say lower the cost, up the demand and keep it simple and be transparent and say what you want. send clear signals. you don t need 20 scented candles and hot oil. you can just do it. hold on, jenny. hold that thought. paula, you wrote this article in the wall street journal yesterday and this got us talking and titled the vet to a happy marriage. do the dishes and put out and don t talk so much. you throw in lose weight. what the are you serious? you sound like a sexist! i know. i will say those were not aimed specifically at women. those were aimed at both i think a little misunderstanding. it seemed like half the people who read it were right on that is what marriage is about and
new or crazy. that is true in your marriage. i remember over christmas, we kept thinking seems like everybody is doing nicer than we are and doing cool things. wait a second! having sex five times a week. they are so happy! do i want to be taking a cooking class with my husband? no, i can think of other things i would love to do. would you like to take a cooking class? no, not really. maybe we should. market noise and heard behavior causes big bubbles in the economy and it can cause the same thing in your marriage. paula, you lay out this prescription for fixing your sex life. you compare it to supply and demand. you be more transparent. you reset your habits. you send in signals to your partner. explain. well, the idea is a lot of couples we talked to said they wish they were having more sex but for some reason, they weren t. the number one reason they gave
half the people saying you re insane. it goes for men women. people see their marriage as a safety net. couples told us this. he used to be so romantic before we got married and there used to be more affection. they get comfortable. come into the bathroom with the door open. you get comfortable. your marriage is not too big to fail as the divorce rate will show and also new research that says married people actually exercise less than single people. i m just suggesting go to the gym. keep up appearances. you two ladies look fabulous. men and women. the book is great. jenny and paula, i want to have cocktails to you once i give birth to these kids and leave them with the spouse to mow the lawn and do the dishes and watch the kid. we will do the same. the book is called
okay. all couples want a happiy, healthy marriage. for women, maybe that means, you know, your husband does the dishes, bathes the kids, fix things around the house and men, maybe you d like your wife to maybe mow the lawn and take out the trash and change the oil in the car. the guys here on the floor are saying yes to that. am i stereo typing or what? forget about all of that. how about turning to the business of marriage? it s using economics to master love, marriage and dirty dishes. the new york times writer jenny anderson and paula shoeman an editor at the wall street journal wrote the book and join us. the guys are giving the thumb s up to mowing the lawn and doing the dishes and cooking and all of that kind of stuff. let me start how you came up with this idea. either one of you, go ahead. the financial crisis was just getting started.