During the holiday season, I did quite a bit of book-buying. Consequently, I have a To Be Read pile that rivals the Tower of Pisa, both in height and tilt. In addition to the usual fiction titles I consume, I have several marriage and intimacy books on my 2015 Read List. As I stated last […]
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Actually, it might be more accurate for the title of this post to be Views on Sex from a Recently Virgin Married. Because Lauren Hanna, who wrote Let’s Talk about Sex, Shall We?, has returned to share her transition from single-and-engaged virgin to happily-married wife. Here’s her update, along with a few comments from me. My
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In answer to my own question, “What does your wife want for Christmas?” . . . I don’t know. But I can offer a few ideas of what wives often enjoy getting. This post is for the hubbies, but I sincerely hope wives will give their own suggestions in the comments! 1. Jewelry. Yes, it’s a cliché, but
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I had an interesting conversation with Spock recently (“Spock” being my husband, that overly logical man). We discussed whether and how men and women notice physically attractive people of the other gender. In my attempt to gain more understanding of the male species, I asked a series of questions that he answered in a way that made me
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Some themes crop up again and again on Hot, Holy & Humorous, like: Sex is a gift from God to marriage. God’s generosity is seen in how pleasurable and intimate sex can be for a married couple. The Word of God is our guide for how to have God-honoring sexual intimacy. Scriptures about marriage can be
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I wish saying “my husband is the best lover I’ve ever had” was like when my kids say “you’re the best mom I’ve ever had.” Of course, kid, because I’m the only mom you’ve ever had. While it’s God intention for sex to wait until the marriage bed and be shared only with your spouse, plenty of us
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My husband and I took swing dance classes once. It took us a while to get the basic steps down, leaving little opportunity to add much else to our repertoire. So while we can swing dance a bit, it’s mostly a 1-2-3-4 count in our heads and not a lot of flare. Although we enjoy
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Orgasm seems to be a rather straightforward experience. Scientifically speaking, a woman has had an orgasm when she releases sexual tension through rhythmic muscular contractions in her pelvic area. These spasms are accompanied by heightened sexual pleasure — of the my-world-just-kaboomed-and-I-liked-it sort. But not all orgasms are the same. While there’s long been a debate about
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My husband and I have twice taken the general marriage course provided by Joe Beam’s Marriage Helper and offered at church. It’s based on His Needs, Her Needs by Willard Harley, which posits that there are 10 primary needs in a marriage relationship. Five of them lean more toward husbands, and five lean more toward wives. As
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I’ve told bits and pieces of my own story regarding sexual intimacy here and there throughout this blog, and more of it is entailed in the My Story page. But today I’m focusing a bit more on what I went through and how it affected my initial years of my marriage. Here’s my story: Inside My
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