engagement Archives - To Love, Honor and Vacuum

How to Bless an Engaged Couple: The Best Approach to Support their Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 17, 2019 | Preparing for Marriage

How best can you help a couple you know to start marriage well? I’ve got to tell you–I really want people to feel passion! And so I write all of these posts trying to help people unravel marriage problems and get back to the passion, but it’s...

PODCAST: Aiming for Arousal, Questions about Masturbation, and More!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 13, 2019 | Podcasts, Sex

It’s time for a new episode of the To Love, Honor and Vacuum podcast! I hope you all will listen, but if you don’t have time, I’ll have some links and rabbit trails below so you can read all you want as well! And consider this podcast...

Ask Sheila: My Long Distance Boyfriend Won’t Propose

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 5, 2018 | Preparing for Marriage

What do you do if you’ve been dating someone for a long time–but he won’t propose? On Mondays I like to take a reader question and take a stab at answering it, and today’s is from a woman who has been dating a guy seriously for quite a few...

Should it be a Struggle to Not Have Sex Before You’re Married?

by Rebecca Lindenbach | May 23, 2018 | Preparing for Marriage

Should not having sex before you’re married be a struggle? We talk a lot about marriage and sex on this blog, but what about sexual temptation before you’re married? It’s Rebecca on the blog today, and I’m tackling a bit of a weird one. After...

What if the Idea of Sex Once You’re Married Seems Scary?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 31, 2018 | Preparing for Marriage, Sex

Is it normal to feel nervous about sex or nervous about your wedding night? This week on To Love, Honor and Vacuum we’ve been tackling questions that single people send me. And one young woman is wondering if it’s okay that the idea of sex makes her...

Why You Should Wait for Marriage to Have Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 12, 2017 | Preparing for Marriage, Sex, Sexual Intimacy

Why should we wait for marriage for sex? Seriously, if you had to answer that question, what’s the first thing you’d say? Many of us would reply, “Because God wants us to!” That’s what we were taught. But here’s the problem with...