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Overcoming Dry Spells in Marriage: Understanding Friction and Solutions

Some partners use various excuses to avoid sex, leading to dry spells. This becomes an issue when one desires more than the other. The podcast discusses a spouse’s unique method to avoid sex, highlighting the impact of excuses on relationships and intimacy. It emphasizes the need for open communication and addressing underlying issues.

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Survey Says Sexlessness Sucks

I have haunted relationship forums and scoured books and articles about monogamous relationships for a long time. One relationship pattern that appears over and over is the sexless relationship. I created an online survey for the higher drive partners in sexless relationships for this series of blog posts because my hope is that by hearing

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Does A Couple Have To Be Hot And Heavy To Be Happy?

After 11 years together, Kathleen* and Scott are, in many ways, the envy of their friends. “We can still spend 24 hours a day with each other and never get bored,” says Kathleen, a 34-year-old teacher in New York City. “We’re entirely 100 percent supportive of each other.” But behind the scenes, they share a

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We Have Only Had Sex Three Times in Four Years

I have been with the same woman for 11 years. We are in our mid-40s, and our sex life seems to have come to an end. I was always the one to instigate sex, and although I was usually rejected, I kept trying. This was compounded after the birth of our children four years ago;

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Discovering Your Marriage is Sexless

Today’s episode dives into a topic that many couples find challenging – discovering your marriage is sexless. We’ll explore the three main issues associated with this situation and discuss effective strategies to address and overcome these challenges. It can be unsettling to realize that your marriage has become sexless. While some of us are still

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Non-Spontaneous Sex Is Better Than No Sex At All. Or Is It?

Dear Cheryl: My wife and I have two little kids. When we come home from work, we’re busy with them. There’s dinner, homework, baths, stories and bed. Our day planner is full. That leaves 90 minutes or so to straighten up, do laundry and catch a little TV. By that time my wife is exhausted,

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What Lack of Intimacy Does to a Woman? 10 Possible Effects

Marriage is a sacred bond that involves love, trust, and intimacy. Marriage offers us so many life-enhancing gifts. Number one on the list is intimacy, both sexual and emotional.  However, some couples will go through phases where there is a lack of intimacy in the marriage. Where does this come from, and what can women

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