We’d been married only a few months when I realized something was wrong. Physical relationships outside of marriage had been my status quo for years. Honestly, I assumed that part of marriage would be easiest for me. So I was totally shocked when I shut down. And my husband? Completely hurt. Neither of us knew what…
Here’s a common misconception men have that causes major sexual dysfunction in a marriage: Confusing the desire to be wanted and loved with being pursued (both emotionally and sexually). Everyone wants to be loved; everyone wants to feel loved. Nothing wrong with wanting to be sexually desirable to your wife, but expecting that to translate…
I came into marriage prepared for the advent of the Era of Sexy, and I had a good idea of what that would look like. Bridal shower lingerie, knowing looks, candles, lotions and potions, and a playlist with earthy beats and sotto voce vocalists. There would be whispers, slow dances in the kitchen, lingering applications…
When Hollywood recently released The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz, audiences flocked to theaters in droves for the adultery-themed comedy. I know what the film critics have to say about it (think: unimpressed), but I was more interested to hear the opinions of two women who know a thing or two about adultery. Once upon…
I awoke on a Saturday morning in March 2008, alone in my bed, my wedding only weeks away. My waking mind soon scurried with wedding plans until it drifted to a familiar longing, my desire to marry my best friend, to wake up next to him, to never again say goodnight and part ways. But…
