How Long Does A Sexual Awakening Take?


SexualAwakening Just so everyone is on the same page: the term “Awakening” is used in many Christian Marriage communities to describe a point where a spouse who has been refusing (limiting sex in the relationship), or one who just has an extremely low (or no) libido, suddenly turns around and realizes sex is important, or that they have a sex drive after all.

There is typically one single conversation, a moment, or something defining that suddenly changes the relationship, whether it be a conversation between spouses, a conversation with a friend, a book, a blog article, a sermon, a verse, a prayer, God’s voice, whatever.  In every case I have seen, heard, or read about (including my own), there is one pivotal instant where everything changes. Continue reading

Most Dangerous Day Of The Year For Couples


BrokenHeart Did you know that today, statistically, your marriage is at higher risk than any other day?  Yep, it’s the day after mother’s day, and if have kids, and you you didn’t make your wife feel appreciated for being their mother, then chances are, your relationship is at it’s yearly low today. Continue reading

16 Confessions of a Marriage Sex Blogger


16 Confessions There seems to be a recent trend of marriage bloggers (particularly in the CMBA) posting their “confessions” as a marriage blogger.  Most of them seem to be sort of “get to know me” points as well.  So I will attempt to continue the trend.  I realize I’m a little late to jump on the wagon, but I guess never late than never.  So here we go: Continue reading

Why Don’t I Give My Wife More Massages?


Back_Rub_Wife The other day, I had a thought: Why don’t I give my wife more massages?  Seriously.  This isn’t a rhetorical question.  I mean, let’s think about it.  In my marriage (and I’m guessing many more), massages:

  1. Help her relax
  2. Help her transition from “mother” or “teacher” or whatever-else to wife
  3. Help get her in the mood
  4. Help get her ready for more sexual touch
  5. Let me see her body
  6. Let me feel her body
  7. Let me give her pleasure
  8. Usually lead to better-than-average sex (and our average is pretty amazing already). Continue reading