A Lifetime of Awesome Sex in Marriage Pt. 9: Make The Effort
This Week’s Quick Hits:
On This Date:
1886: The Statue of Liberty is dedicated by President Grover Cleveland and New York City’s first ticker tape parade was held in honor of the occasion.
1962: President John F. Kennedy received a letter from Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev suggesting an agreement to end the Cuban Missile Crisis
Two Fun Trivia Questions:
What is the shortest sentence in the English language?
Where was the first carrot found?
In this clip from the AM Podcast, my guest Stacy Henagan shares how she emerged with a greater belief that God is good and trustworthy even after He didn’t answer her prayer for healing on behalf of her terminally ill daughter as expected.
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On this week’s podcast I interviewed Margaret Feinberg. Margaret is an author, Bible teacher, and host of the podcast, “The Joycast.” In her new book, More Power To You, she says we can break free from negative thought spirals in just 90 seconds each day. This is one of my very favorite interviews and I don’t want you to miss it!
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Would You Go To Marriage Counseling?
If your spouse asked you to go to marriage counseling, would you go? If you went, what would it take from both of you to make the investment successful? In this vlog, I will look at these questions with you!
Streaming:
Grantchester
Nancy and I have loved this show since it began in 2015. It is a PBS Masterpiece series and the quality of the production is excellent. It is set in the town of Grantchester in England in 1953 after World War ll. Each episode has a new mystery as a young vicar and a veteran cop join forces to solve baffling murders. A new vicar joined in season 4 and season 6 is set to begin soon. Nobody does murder mysteries like the British!
Insights
A Lifetime of Awesome Sex in Marriage Part 9: Make the Effort
A lifetime of awesome sex happens when we take action. After we talk about frequency, quality and differences, we need to take action steps. Sex in marriage seems to come in cycles. Each cycle becomes an opportunity to talk about the season you are in and what each of you needs to do - individually and together.
Let’s look at a few more things to improve the quality of your sex life together.
Romance: Share with each other what romance means to you. Share your most romantic time together with each other. What would romance look like today? Next year? In 5 or 10 years?
Guys you can do this. You were romantic when you were pursuing her. You may have done some or many romantic things for her over the years of your marriage. Don’t stop. She is still your Juliet and you must still be her Romeo.
Foreplay: Share what you like in foreplay. Are there new things you would like to try? Showers or baths together, backrubs, giving massages, etc. Foreplay may not happen every time but commit to working on improving this part of your sex life. Depending on the season you are in there may be more or less time for foreplay - just don’t forget about it!
Be sexy: Guys. Does she like a certain cologne or clothes you wear? There are times to really put the effort in looking and smelling nice for her. Ask her what she thinks is sexy and then follow through with whatever she says. Ladies: It’s usually pretty easy for you. Keep breathing. Ask yourself what he would like. Maybe a new perfume or lingerie or nightgown.
The key is simple: make the effort.
A Next Step
Do something romantic for your spouse this week
Try something new for the two of you in foreplay this week
Two Fun Trivia Answers:
Go.
In the ground, just like the rest.
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