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Are men designed to obsess about sex? This week, I came across a post on Sheila Gregoire’s Facebook page where she was “fixing” a quote by popular marriage author Kevin Leman. The quote is from Leman’s book Sheet Music, where he writes, “Let’s talk about making Mr. Happy smile. Mr. Happy likes to be kissed.”…
Wives are not responsible for mens‘ sexual sin in marriage. I recently heard a pastor talk about how he and his wife addressed a huge crisis in their marriage. The gist: Prolonged emotional disconnection had led to prolonged sexual disconnection. Sexual disconnection “led” to his sexual infidelity. Rather than help people, here’s what this speaker…
My husband only wants me sexually is a position a wife should never find herself in. We don’t marry for sex. At least I hope we didn’t marry for sex: We marry a person to love and cherish, not a body to have sex with. If we neglect the soul and spirit of that person,…
A few months ago, I wrote about healthy sex in marriage, specifically why spouses don’t owe each other sex in the sense we think they do. I promised to write a follow-up post and highlight some of the things I wish I knew about sex earlier and how to overcome damaging beliefs in marriage. You…
Do wives owe their husbands sex? I remember hearing the term “servicing your husband” before I got married to describe how wives should be intimate with their husbands to fix their sex drives. It never struck me as odd that men were being characterized as mechanical parts, in need of regular maintenance, without which they’d…
Where does a couple turn to when they need encouragement for seasons of infertility? When my husband and I decided we were ready to grow our family, I never expected to walk through infertility or pregnancy loss. Like many wives, I expected getting pregnant to be relatively easy, and I was completely blindsided when it…