Melissa Gorga Defends Book Against Marital Rape Claims

Melissa also stands by what she wrote about needing her husband, saying, "We turn to each other for support, love, and affection. We depend on each other to raise our kids, run our home, and pay the bills…I love being married and depending on Joe, just as he loves being married and depending on me."

And on another note, if you were concerned Melissa was a little too anal about the bathroom situation at the Gorga household, fret not. "Of course, I poop in my own house! I just don't let Joe see me do it," she writes. "I keep that business to myself. You wouldn't let a man see you poop on the first date, right? That's my point. Keep the mystery alive in a marriage. Date your husband."

Fine, but do remember: Everybody poops!

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