How the Sexually Disinterested Spouse Feels
J shares 45 emotions of sexually disinterested spouses and addresses how to begin closing the sexual desire gap in your marriage.
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High-Drive Wives Are Not Crockpots
Have you heard the saying that, when it comes to sexual intimacy, “Men are microwaves, women are crockpots?” The message is that men heat up quickly, while women take longer to warm up and reach readiness. Now some have argued this is a poor analogy since it assumes the woman will heat up, which isn’t …
Why High-Drive Spouses Get Frustrated Reading Comments
In my graduate counseling program, I took a class about diagnosing and treating various psychological disorders. When we reached the section on eating disorders, I distinctly recall the professor saying something like, “You cannot put bulimics and anorexics in the same support group. To the bulimics, the anorexics are successful weight-losers, so they end up …
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5 Truths for High-Drive Wives
When it comes to sexual intimacy, I’ve had an interesting journey. I’ve been the virgin, the “technical virgin,” the so-not-a-virgin, the redeemed bride, the lots-of-sex newlywed, the no-libido wife, and the higher-drive wife. Sometimes I wonder if God allowed me to be put in all of these scenarios so that I can have compassion for …
Q&A with J: When It Comes to Sex, My Husband Says I’m “Too Much”
Two weeks ago, IÂ focused on some reasons why a husband might be saying no to sex in his marriage. In that post, I featured portions of three questions from higher-drive wives. Today, I want to cover one of those questions in more detail: Please can you help me with learning how to cope with my …
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