christian marriage intimacy issues

all of it would leave this gaping hole, and i think the same is true when we try to do marriage counseling, but don’t talk about physical intimacy. married couples tend to actually have a lot of questions about what sex is and the place it should hold in their marriage. who is going to bring the word of god and the glory of god to bear into this area of their life? in fact, he created sex as one …

sexual problems in christian marriage

as a marriage therapist for two decades, i’ve seen what happens to marriages when one spouse has little or no desire for sex and the other yearns for it desperately. if you’re the spouse whose libido is lacking, remember that your most powerful sexual organ is your brain; in order to feel more sexual, you first have to decide that a loving, satisfying sex life and marriage are important. am i saying you should have sex any time your spouse …

intimacy and sexuality in marriage

“that dip can happen for a number of reasons, including the natural progression of your relationship over time,” says chris kraft, ph.d., director of clinical services at the sex and gender clinic in the department of psychiatry at johns hopkins medicine. “it’s natural for a couple’s sex life to decline after having a baby because of the exhaustion and lack of private time,” says kraft. “and, couples aren’t as intentional about connecting with each other as they were earlier in …

aspergers and sexless marriage

i knew my husband cared and wanted me to be happy, but he never followed through on what i told him i needed. i know that in many ways i have to be my husband’s caretaker, and i can see god’s hand in this because i’m skilled in the areas my husband is not. if my husband and i had known in the beginning what we know now… it’s not that he wouldn’t, but that he couldn’t. i’m a self-diagnosed …

physical intimacy intimacy in marriage

further, a high regard for the “marriage bed” (hebrews 13:4) is central to the christian faith, since the bible consistently uses it as an image of israel’s relationship with yahweh and christ’s relationship with the church. according to the bible, sex is all about knowing the other person inside and out and in all kinds of contexts. instead, he was hoping to convey the idea that sex is actually an expression of the care a couple shows for each other …