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Intimacy and Desire in Marriage

Today I have something a bit different for the marriage blog. I have a book review Intimacy and Desire Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship by Dr David Schnarch Paperback $35.00 This book raises several interesting and, I dare to suggest, controversial issues. One of them is that lack of sexual desire doesn’t necessarily mean there is a problem in the marriage. This is certainly different to a lot of the popular view of the day and the impression we get from current movies and TV shows, which suggest that if you’re not have sex like rabbits there’s something drastically … Continue reading →

Love and Marriage That Lasts

Can you imagine being married to the same person for 80 years? As you know, I always love finding stories of long marriages that have stood the test of time. So this week I couldn’t resist sharing the story of two marriages that have stood the test of time. Interestingly both marriages are from the same family. Is there a correlation between those two facts? I’d like to think that one has impacted on the other. The first is Lilla and Carmelo Scarcella who met when Lilla was 15. Despite opposition from parents and an enforced wait because of compulsory … Continue reading →

Love Letters – Glimpses of the Heart

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Love letters reveal a great deal about how you feel or how someone else feels. The love letter is a romantic device in films, books and reality. Love letters are an enduring part of our history and our culture. So I thought we’d take a moment today and enjoy some glimpses of love letters from the past. Sullivan Ballou Sullivan Ballou served in the Union Army and he wrote this letter to his wife Sarah shortly before he died at the First Battle of Manassas during the Civil War. The letter was never mailed, but it was recovered and later … Continue reading →

Marriage & Asexuality – What Does It Mean?

We talked some earlier today about the trouble a wife may have with her interest in sexual relations due to a weight gain and her own self perception, but there are others reasons why sexual relations between a couple may become troubled or distant. When one partner or the other is asexual, there can be a distinct drop in the sexual relations between the man and the woman. What Does it Mean to be Asexual? An asexual individual is one who lacks any interest in sexual relations. They may have once been described as frigid or impotent, but it’s a … Continue reading →