Tag Archives: intimacy

The Passionate Era of Early Marriage

I was talking to a young woman yesterday who is getting married in June. She is excited about the wedding and bubbled over with the details of the wedding ceremony, her fiancé and more. Despite my own exhaustion, I couldn’t help but smile at her enthusiasm and her passion. It reminded me of when my husband and I were in the early stages of planning our wedding – the enthusiasm, the excitement and even the titillation of planning a life together and I started thinking of everything they have to look forward to. It’s Good to Remember It’s good for … Continue reading →

How Do I Get Closer to My Loved One?

Are you loved? Do you love? I bet you do. After all, you’re reading the marriage blog and whether you are married, have been married or desire to be married – then you are likely familiar with the concept of love and you do love. When we love someone, whether that someone is our husband, our wife, our child, our parents, our siblings or our friends, we want to be close to them. We want to foster that closeness and deepen it, if possible. In my experience, I’ve been very close to some people and that closeness has waxed and … Continue reading →

Single Parenting and Intimacy

Most women think very little about intimacy immediately following a divorce but eventually, intimacy becomes a natural desire. I know when I first became divorced the last thing I wanted to think about was dating, let alone being intimate with someone. Then, I had concerns on how I would handle things with the small children. In this article, I wanted to share some thoughts with you specific to single parenting and intimacy. First and most importantly, I would highly recommend that you never become involved in an intimate relationship with the children in the home. You need to remember that … Continue reading →

Underlying Causes for Avoiding Sex

Most people go through phases in their lives, including their sex lives. Maybe we can’t keep our hands off our spouses at times, while at other times, we’re content to put lovemaking off until later. However, for some people sex is something to be avoided. Heather did an article on asexuality, which gave us some insight, and there are many other reasons why people avoid sex. Bad experiences and even abuse are two very difficult things to deal with and may hamper one’s ability to enjoy physical intimacy. Generally, issues like these require professional assistance to improve. There are other … Continue reading →

Marriage Fitness: 10 Ways to Greater Intimacy In Your Marriage

Friday is a good day for lists and it’s a good day to talk about building the intimacy between you and your spouse. Theoretically, every relationship has levels of intimacy. The intimacy you share with friends is going to be less than the intimacy you share with really good friends and different from the intimacy you have with your family and finally your spouse. Each relationship is different and the levels of trust, confidence and communication are all different. Creating a greater sense of intimacy between you and your spouse opens channels of communication and helps to heal injuries before … Continue reading →

What Husbands Want When it Comes to Sex

We know that all men, all women, and all relationships are different. However, there are common elements that exist in the majority of human relationships. So, while this might not pertain to every man or in every situation, it is an accurate assessment of what many husbands want from their sex lives. One of the most important things is spontaneity. This covers a lot of ground. It can mean that your husband would like you to get impulsive and initiate intimacy sometimes, as this is a very important issue for some men. It makes him feel sexy and wanted to … Continue reading →

Intimacy in Marriage

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There is no mutual earthly commitment I can think of that is closer than marriage. Sadly, too often vows are forgotten or betrayed even in Christian homes. Couples who don’t make a regular intimate connection with each other through prayer, sex, or other quality time are leaving a door open for Satan to tempt them from a precious covenant which God has instituted. Why does Satan make such an attack on marriage? As I’ve discussed earlier in this series of marriage blogs, God has instituted marriage not only so man would not be lonely, but I believe to help us … Continue reading →

You Know You and Your Hubby Have Lost Touch When…

Marriage requires a continual effort to stay emotionally “in touch.” Without a commitment to spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical connectedness, the relationship just might morph into something you no longer recognize. Just for the fun of it, I’ve written fifteen indicators that you and your husband have lost touch in your relationship. Excuse my strange sense of humor, and hey…guys…forgive me for writing this from a woman’s point of view. It’s the perspective I know best. (A little sensitive, are we?) You know you and your hubby are a bit out of touch when… His last compliment was, “You actually … Continue reading →

Keeping Your Marriage Sensual

Many people confuse sexuality with sensuality. Strictly speaking, sexuality is about sex, and sensuality is about the senses. Stimulating the senses may lead to sex at times, but it also leads to a closer relationship with your spouse. Warm touches, even when sex is not the goal, help your spouse feel loved and wanted and close to you. Hugging It may seem obvious that hugging is an important part of marriage. Unfortunately, many couples seem to drift away from frequent hugs after they have been together for a while. In other cases, hugs are only a part of the sexual … Continue reading →

Can You Have Sex While Pregnant?

This is a very typical question that many mothers to be ask of their obstetricians because pregnancy brings about enough changes in their bodies that they can be concerned that sex could be harmful. It’s important to recognize that if you are restricted from having sex – your OB will be the first person to tell you. In fact, for many mothers in the late term of their pregnancy – sex can actually stimulate labor so if you’re tired of waiting – your OB may recommend an old fashioned method to stimulate the onset of labor. Intimacy is Important Intimacy … Continue reading →