Intimacy in Marriage | Encouraging Chris.. by Julie Sibert
I spend a lot of time encouraging couples to address what isn’t working with sex in their marriage.
Certainly, that is important—to look at the struggles for what they are and then do the sometimes painful work of healing and growing into healthier intimacy.
I also, though, think it is vitally important to build on what is already working sexually in your relationship. It can become overwhelming and heavy to focus only on what is skewed or broken, so by all means, show yourself and your spouse some grace and affirmation on what the two of you do well when you’re naked with each other.
Sometimes I hear from individuals or couples who say something along the lines of, “When we do make love, it’s amazing! We just struggle with actually carving out time in our life to have sex more often.” So there are some positives, right?! It’s not all doom and gloom.
Read more: Build on What Is Working in Your Sexual Intimacy (intimacyinmarriage.com)