The Fantasy Fallacy by Shannon Ethridge

The Fantasy Fallacy by Shannon Ethridge

Author:Shannon Ethridge
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2012-08-31T16:00:00+00:00


6

When “One Flesh” Isn’t Enough Flesh

When I was a teenager, my parents asked if I wanted to tag along on a double date with them and their friends, Dwayne and Jean. Being a fifth wheel on one of your parents’ double dates wasn’t exactly my ideal way to spend a Saturday evening, but I had no other plans, and when I learned they were going to my favorite all-you-can-eat seafood buffet, I relented.

Dwayne was a local businessman who owned a piano store in downtown Greenville, Texas. He knew every other shop owner on the square and how business was going for each one.

While eating at this seafood restaurant, Dwayne mentioned several times how sad it was that the restaurant would probably be going out of business soon. My curiosity got the best of me after he brought this up a third time, so I asked, “Why can’t they stay in business?”

“Because people are greedy!” he replied, squinting his eyes tightly and staring straight at me. “They lose money on their all-you-can-eat buffet because customers take way more than their share, and many stuff their bags full of food to take home too! They even steal the condiments right off the table! Can you believe how greedy that is?”

I glanced over his shoulder, where a sign on the wall gave credence to Dwayne’s theory. BUFFET ITEMS ARE FOR DINE-IN ONLY. Hmmm . . . people are greedy, and business owners suffer. How sad! I thought.

The next morning my mother and I were at church, and as they began to pass the offering plate she reached to unzip her purse. Suddenly she slammed it closed, as if there was a jellyfish in there about to sting her or something. Her face went pale as she stared straight ahead, trying to process what she’d just seen. I pulled the purse out of her clutches and looked inside. It was stuffed with dozens of individually wrapped packages of crackers, ketchup, and tartar sauce, plus lots of french fries and hush puppies wrapped in napkins!

Eyes wide, I looked back at her, and at the exact same moment, the lightbulb came on in both of our brains. “Dwayne!” we silently mouthed to one another. Then we got so tickled over his little prank that we made the pew shake with our muffled laughter.

Although the joke was totally on us, Dwayne was right. People are greedy at times—and not just at all-you-can-eat buffets. Sometimes we are greedy and selfish in the bedroom. And society has gotten very creative about our sexual selfishness. If “one flesh” isn’t enough flesh, one can broaden relational horizons in a variety of ways. The most commonly pursued path is through an extramarital affair, but other possibilities exist, especially in people’s fantasies. In the human head there’s not just cheating but also swinging, swapping, threesomes, and even orgies going on!



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