wedding night Archives - To Love, Honor and Vacuum

PODCAST: What Are We Not Telling Couples About Waiting for the Wedding for Sex?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 10, 2022 | Podcasts, Preparing for Marriage

We’ve got some uncomfortable truths about waiting until marriage for sex for you today! Yesterday on the blog I was talking about the increased rate of vaginismus among couples who wait for the wedding–and what we should do about that. That’s a large...

The Uncomfortable Truth about Waiting until You’re Married for Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 9, 2022 | Making Sex Feel Good

Growing up, we hear, over and over again: “Just wait for the wedding night! The wedding night will the most magical night of your life!” We get that message from our youth groups; from movies; from bridal magazines. The honeymoon is the pinnacle of your...

Why I Drowned a Book in the Bathtub Before I Was Married

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 12, 2021 | Bare Marriage

Valentine’s Day is coming up this weekend, and I thought today I’d give you a personal, and even a private, insight into our love story. I shared a bit on the podcast yesterday, but I’d like to expand on it some. The book that messed up our sex...

Preparing for the Wedding Night: 4 Reasons Sex Often Goes Badly!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 12, 2019 | Preparing for Marriage

If you’re a Christian preparing for your wedding night, likely sex is the biggest thing on your mind. I know it was for me. Like, seriously. That’s the whole point, right? For couples who are saving sex until marriage, your first time on your wedding night...

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...

Wedding Night Disasters: It Does Get Better!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 21, 2017 | Making Sex Feel Good, Preparing for Marriage

Did you have a wedding night disaster? Today is my 26th anniversary! We’re celebrating our anniversary in Kingston, which is the city where we first met and where we married (and about an hour away from where we live). Usually on our anniversary I write...