In one of my favorite movies ever, When Harry Met Sally, this scene defined well the concept of being low or high maintenance: Yet here’s the thing: I don’t think we’re all low or all high maintenance. It’s possible to be low maintenance in some areas and high in others. For instance, in my marriage I […]
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I realize how bad that title sounds. Because I’m Mrs. Marital Intimacy, right? I’m highly in favor of married couples have frequent and satisfying sexual encounters. I’m personally committed to that very thing in my own marriage. But my husband recently experienced an outright rejection from his wife. He advanced, I blocked. What happened? Well, the
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That title is a tough question for many of you. Some marriages are struggling in the area of sexual intimacy, and one or both spouses feel trapped in an impossible situation. Your spouse doesn’t fully understand what you’re going through, and you don’t know how much longer you can hang on. I get it. I
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Google “gatekeeping definition” and you’ll get this: “the activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something.” When we talk about sexual gatekeeping, it refers to a spouse controlling or limited access to sexual intimacy. Unfortunately, it’s happening in many marriages. Here’s a question I received from a wife: I’ve been reading more and
Q&A with J: I Want to Stop Gatekeeping, But How? Read More »
