Re: LOL Wedding night issue
To each their own interpretation of Islam and their duties. Technically there should never be an argument, the wife is supposed to give in. After all, there is a hadith proclaiming that if ever you were to bow down to anyone other than Allah, then it should be the husband because of the greatness of his rights over you.
The person who has most rights over a woman is her husband
The person who has most rights over a man is his mother
Demesne, honey, I'm going to give you some very dear, sisterly advice...after being married 13 years, and giving birth to three kids, I can very frankly say that I speak for 99.9% of married (and rukhsatified!) women when I say:
-you WILL argue with your husband and NOT give in
-there will be nights when that "nudge" and "come hither" look will annoy the hell out you, and you will say "NO"..there's nothing wrong with that
-"headaches" are perfectly valid reasons to not want to have sex
-and just as many times as you don't feel like it, you will have many more mind blowing, fun nights!
I make my husband breakfast, lunch & dinner everyday, serve him chai with my own two hands, do his laundry, iron his clothes, help him with the bills, raise his kids, all while maintaining a full time job OUTSIDE of the house as well, and I do not even call him by his name! (yes, honestly, in 13 years, I have never addressed him by his name..it's always "suniyay...")...I'd say that constitues being a dutiful wife.
And after ALL that, if he nudges me at 2 am, after I JUST fell into a blissfull slumber, he's going to get smacked. he knows it, i know it, and that's the way it is! When i have to be up at 5:00 am so that I can first get ready for work, then get the kids up and ready so that I can be out the door by 6:30 (after going to bed at 12:30 am because there were 3 loads of laundry to finish and lunches to pack), the last thing I want to do is give in to him, because let's face it, he's a man and he wants it 24/7!
Kidding aside, there is a big difference between the physical act and the emotional intimacy. One cannot happen successfully without the other. It's not a Western notion, or some made up feminazi (which I most certainly am not!) heory, it's the truth. And being a practicing Muslim, who is fairly well read and intelligent when it comes to our deen, saying "NO" when you are tired/upset/ or just plain not in the mood does not go against your wifely duties as a Muslim.