How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
She loved everything about love, except the sex.(14.99)
Here, Mellors is talking smack about his past love affairs. This one in particular is a slightly older woman who liked kissing and cuddling but not actually getting down. Mellors probably thinks she's a lesbian.
Quote #8
Complete intimacy! She supposed that meant revealing everything concerning yourself to the other person, and his revealing everything concerning himself. But that was a bore. And all that weary self-consciousness between a man and a woman! a disease!(17.3)
All that Oprah business about communication and intimacy—it's all wrong, at least according to Connie (and Lawrence). Instead of talking things out, couples should really just… have more sex.
Quote #9
At that moment he felt a sheer love for the woman. (18.43)
It's weird, but Mellors never does really commit to Connie, almost as though he's afraid to make any promises about how he's going to feel in the future. When he loves her, it's only ever for a moment or two. Not really the kind of emotion you'd want to plan a divorce around, if you ask us.