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5 Reasons Christian Men Have Difficulty with Direct Communication in Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 11, 2021 | Emotional Connection

Our gendered teachings in the church can make it difficult for men to communicate directly with their wives, too. We’re in the middle of our direct communication series, looking at why it’s hard to communicate directly, what direct communication looks...

8 Ways to Improve Sex for International Lovemaking Day!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 9, 2021 | Sexual Intimacy

It’s June 9, which means it’s International Lovemaking Day! (If some of you don’t get that, it’s 6/9. I feel like some 13-year-old boy giggling at a sexual innuendo, but there you go). Dan Purcell, the creator of the Intimately Us app, was a...

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...