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EMOTIONAL MATURITY SERIES: What To Do When Your Spouse is Stonewalling

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 9, 2020 | Resolving Conflict

Have you ever experienced stonewalling in your marriage? If you’ve ever said something like, “He refuses to talk about it,” “every time I bring it up he shuts me down,” “She walks out of the room if I mention it.” “He...

PODCAST: Are Sex for Men and Talking for Women REALLY Equivalent?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 10, 2020 | Libido, Podcasts

“How would you feel if your husband only talked to you once a week?” In today’s podcast I’m dealing with three kind of controversial issues: Can we be content with sex if we’re the higher drive spouse? Are sex and emotional intimacy truly...

Is Sex Physically Vulnerable to Men?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 28, 2020 | Libido, Sexual Intimacy

We know that sex is vulnerable to women. But is it vulnerable to men, too? I received this reader question recently which I found really insightful. She asks, Reader Question I am currently going through the book, “Rethinking Sexuality” by Dr Julie...

What Is Real Intimacy? And What Does Sex Have to Do With It?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 14, 2020 | Sexual Intimacy

What is real intimacy? Is it friendship? Sex? Or more? I met my husband while I was in university. We became best friends quite quickly and were soon spending all our time together, telling each other everything. It was wonderful. About a year and a half into that...

Do I Have to Indulge My Husband’s Fantasies?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 15, 2019 | Spicing Things Up

If your husband wants you to do a striptease or send him sexy photos, doesn’t that mean he’s perverted? Do you have to indulge him? Every Monday I like to post a reader question and take a stab at answering it, and I found one from a few years ago...

Top 10 Turning Points in Your Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 2, 2019 | Emotional Connection

Our lives are really the sum total of small decisions, made on a daily basis. And that means that small decisions can be turning points in your marriage. In April, we’re going to look at practical, nitty gritty things we can do to help our marriages improve and...