A Lifetime of Awesome Sex in Marriage Pt. 8 - More Differences
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Two Tough Trivia Questions (Answers below)
What was banned in Indonesia for stimulating passion?
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A Lifetime of Awesome Sex in Marriage Pt. 8 - More Differences
Last week we talked about differences in men and women concerning sex. Here are a few more to consider and embrace.
Men: In most marriages, the man has more frequent desires and needs. Men are very visual, which plays a big part in this.
Women: They want trust and commitment . They need to feel safe. Wives want to be able to trust their husband 100% and to know that they will be there tomorrow and all the tomorrows to come.
Men: Men have wider boundaries. What they think about may be different from what their wife thinks about. The important thing for a man is to stay at the comfort level of his wife.
Women: Want their husband to enjoy time with her. Not just sexually, but the rest of the day also.
Don’t let these differences become obstacles. Talk about them together, learn to embrace them and see them as a positive and not a negative.
There is one more area that I don’t think we talk about enough. Over the two years that Nancy and I dated before we married, there were a lot of ways we bonded. We held hands, I put my arm around her shoulders and around her waist, we looked into each other’s eyes, we cuddled, and we kissed.
Once we were married, we didn’t focus as much on those. The act of sex kinda moved to the forefront, which was normal. But we realized that we missed the non-sexual bonding and began to make an effort to build it back into our marriage.
Have you let the non-sexual touching slip away? Share with each other what ways of non-sexual bonding you most miss or enjoy and commit to get those going in your marriage.
Try it this week:
A Next Step
Talk together about the differences I mentioned today. How can they be positive in your marriage?
Pick two ways of non-sexual touching to build into your marriage. Then be intentional about doing them every day.
Two Tough Trivia Questions:
What was banned in Indonesia for stimulating passion? Hula Hoops
What were the first hockey pucks made of? Cow dung.
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