To the Self-Conscious Wife Afraid to be Seen
It’s not uncommon for the lights to go out on our sex lives when couplehood is suddenly redefined by parenthood. I’m not just referring…
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Married Sex in Your 40s is the Best Ever
Sex in my forties is totally different from at any other time in my life and guess what . . . it’s better. There are several reasons for this, and…
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I Don’t Want to Interrupt Your Innocence, But I Want You to Learn About Sex From Your Mother
I can’t believe we’re having this talk. I thought I had more time (like years) before it was necessary. But your world pushes you to grow up a…
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What I Want My Teen Daughters To Know About Sex That My Mom Didn’t Tell Me
My mom didn’t talk to me about sex that much growing up. In fact, I think she spelled it out in hushed tones until I was 18, and then we barely…
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Finding a Way Back to Intimacy When it Feels All But Lost
It had been months. Life took its toll and the land was dry and barren like the scene from an old western movie with dust carrying in the wind and…
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The Key to a Thriving Marriage Isn’t Sex—It’s Intimacy
My husband and I have shared a FAR from perfect union. We are passionate about each other, yet there have been times we have fought like titans. For…
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My Husband and I Made a Pact to Have Sex Every Night For a Month—Here’s What Happened
Being married is hard. Aside from the skyrocketing divorce rates, seemingly inevitable financial struggles, and life’s unpredictable timeline…
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It’s Not Your Job to Meet Your Husband’s Needs In the Bedroom
If I heard it one more time, I swore I was going to flip out. “As a wife, you are to meet your husband’s needs.” …
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I May Be a Busy Mom, But I’m a Woman First and Sex is (Still) Important
It’s Saturday morning, and I am unloading the dishwasher in my baggy PJs. I am not even sure I have brushed my teeth yet. All of our children are…
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We Should Be Saving More Than Just Sex For Marriage
“Are you saving yourself for marriage?” It’s an age-old question and I was always eager to answer with a loud YES. But I wasn’t really saving…
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