Affection, desire and closeness when life gets busy. Honest, non-explicit help for couples who miss each other.
A sexless marriage is commonly defined as one in which a couple has sex fewer than about 10 times a year, or hasn’t had sex in six months or longer. There is no official cutoff, and what matters most is whether both of you are content. A sexless marriage becomes a problem when one or…
The difference between sex and making love is mostly emotional: sex can be purely physical, while making love involves presence, tenderness and emotional connection with your partner. There’s no wrong version. Couples enjoy both, and each can be healthy. Making love is often slower, includes more eye contact and words of affection, and centers on…
A mismatched libido in marriage is extremely common. In almost every long-term relationship, one partner wants sex more often than the other, at least some of the time. Different sex drives don’t mean something is wrong with either of you. They become a problem when the gap turns into pressure, rejection and resentment. Here’s why…
Every couple hits a dry spell eventually. Maybe it’s a new baby, a stressful job, or just weeks that blur together until you realize it’s been… a while. If you’ve ever wondered whether your marriage is “normal,” you’re far from the only one. Here’s what surveys say about how often married couples have sex, how…
Have you ever heard the “Bean Jar” theory of married sex? Before you get married, buy a big glass jar and a big bag of beans. Every time you have sex during your first year of marriage, drop a bean in the jar. Starting in year two, every time you have sex, take one bean…
To kiss your wife like the first time, slow down, be present and make the kiss about her, not a routine goodbye. Long-married couples often drift into quick pecks on the way out the door. Bringing back intention, a little anticipation and variety is what makes kissing feel new again. Below are 12 romantic kissing…
Kissing every day, a real kiss and not a peck on the way out the door, is one of the simplest ways to rebuild closeness in a marriage. It costs nothing, takes a minute, and often does something talking can’t: it puts you back in your body and back in the moment with each other….
Building intimacy in marriage starts long before the bedroom. Real closeness has several layers: emotional intimacy (feeling known and safe), physical intimacy (touch and sex), and everyday connection (laughter, shared time, teamwork). When one layer fades, the others usually follow, but each can be rebuilt with small, steady effort. Here’s how to build intimacy in…