2 Ways to Add Romance to Everyday Life
The loss of passionate romance is a common complaint in marriage. It seems that once the confetti and rice are swept away and the...
How to Have Sex Be More Fun in Marriage
Yet again, Sheila from To Love, Honor, and Vacuum comes through with a great post about how to have sex be more...
An Extramarital Affair Is Always Intentional
Paul and Virginia Friesen are friends and co-workers in their ministry to married couples. I love their take on how every extramarital affair is...
1 Question That Will Ignite Your Marriage’s Intimacy
Kristen and I lead a newly married small group through our church. We love getting to spend time with these five newlywed couples....
How Being Physically Affectionate Breathes Life into Your Marriage
What do you do if touch isn’t your love language–but others in your family crave touch?
On Mondays I like to put up a reader...
Last Year Was One of the Hardest Years of My Life … but One...
Most of the time here at Thriving Marriages we bring you the best content we've found around the web for building a...
2 Ingredients That Spice Up a Boring Sex Life
If you are married, there is a very good chance that you and your spouse have different sexual appetites. This not only...
Acting-Out: Understanding Why We Are Unfaithful
“Why did I do it? I love my wife, I have so much to lose, why?!”
Many of the men I work with...
Sex Life Feel Broken? How to Rebuild It!
Today a reader is asking, “how do you reset your sex life?”
What if it’s been really difficult in the past, but now...
3 Great Reasons to Schedule Your Sex Life
Today's topic is yet another great post from Sheila at To Love, Honor, and Vacuum. Today's debates the pros and cons of calendaring out...
What Your Marriage Vows Really Mean
When you get married, you vow faithfulness to your spouse. You vow exclusivity to them. You promise to never flirt, lust, or seek attention...
How to Stay Attracted to Your Spouse
Today's tip is an excerpt from a new book by counselor Debra Fileta called Choosing Marriage. If you like what you read today you should...
10 Reasons Your Wife Doesn’t Want to Have Sex
I have a lot of guys who read the blog, and I get tons of emails from guys who tell me your wife doesn't...
10 Ways to Get Back the Spark in Your Marriage
How do you get that spark in marriage if you feel like you’ve lost it?
How do you rekindle...
10 Ways to Turn Up the Heat This Valentine’s Day
Today's post about Valentine's Day from Sheila at to love, honor, and vacuum is a lot of things - insightful, romantic, practical. Hope it...
Porn Is Tempting When You’re Isolated. Fight It.
Since COVID-19 the pornography industry has seen a massive increase in website traffic. On March 24th, one major site announced that their...
The 4 Common Mistakes Newlyweds Make
Just about every day for the last 14 years I’ve given my life to helping pre-married and newlyweds prepare for and start...
Why the Golden Rule Doesn’t Work During Sex
If you’re married, we’re sure this will come as no surprise to you: Men and women view sex differently. Very differently.
How Breaking Your Vows Could Save Your Marriage
Has anyone ever told you that it may be healthy to break your promises? No, I’m not talking about going back on...
9 Tips for Sexually Frustrated Spouses
What do you do when you’re feeling sexually frustrated in your marriage?
A lot of advice about being sexually frustrated tends to be...
3 Things to Pray For Your Sex Life
Donna at tolovehonorandvacuum.com wrote a great post about how to pray for your sex life. While it's written to women, this is great advice...
Men, Emotional Intimacy Might Not Come As Easy For Us, But It’s Something We...
For Part 4 in this series on marital intimacy, I’m writing again about emotional intimacy. Often when we think of intimacy our...
4 Things Newlyweds Should Know About Sex
Today's post about what newlyweds should know about sex comes from our friends at tolovehonorandvacuum.com and guest writer Ngina Otiende. Check out her blog here.
As a...
10 Great Ways to Boost Marriage Intimacy
You can experience more marriage intimacy. Following are 10 ways to experience more intimacy with your spouse.
3 Things Junk Food and Junk Sex Have in Common.
I recently read a book about sexual patterns among young adults called Premarital Sex in America by Mark Regnerus and Jeremy Uecker. Let’s just...
3 Reasons Women Lose Interest In Sex.
Has earth shaking, bed breaking sex turned into a Saturday night snooze fest, or a quickie between taking the dog to the...
Surprise! What Men Want Most From Sex is Emotional Connection, Not a Physical Release
The results of our survey of 700 men may surprise women! What did men say was their number one sex need? Mutual...
How to Be Sexy…It Has Nothing to Do With Your Body
When I talk to women about how to be sexy in marriage, one of the most common concerns is their bodies. “I’m...
10 Ways to Bring Sexy Back. #8 Is 🥰😳🤯
Does your marriage feel “sexy”? Or does it feel “safe”? “Routine”? “Boring”?
There’s nothing wrong with safe. There’s nothing even wrong with routine!...
Don’t Let Resentment Steal Intimacy in Your Marriage
Resentment can steal intimacy in your marriage, but don't let it.
Recently I was speaking at a women's gathering, and one of the women asked...
Ladies: Sex Should Feel Good For You Too, So Speak Up!
Believe it or not: sex should feel good.
But, do you have difficulty letting your husband know what feels good in bed?
Even saying...
3 Golden Rules for Rekindling Romance
Many couples expect romance to just happen, but we have found that intentionality is the key to rekindling romance. In two places...
1 Easy Way to Have a Great Weekend with Your Spouse
It's easy to overcomplicate marriage.
Life becomes so busy, important conversations go unspoken, the kids demand every ounce of emotional energy you have, work is...
Ingredients to Good Sex: Pt. 2 – Affirmation
For Men: Sex Affirmations
"I don't understand why Josh is so withdrawn," Lila told Gary during a counseling session. During the entire session, she had...
Candace Cameron Bure: Sex Needs to Be Celebrated Within Marriage
“Sex is the blessing of marriage and I hate when Christians are like, ‘No you have to pretend like you never had sex!’”
1 Easy Way to Have a Great Weekend with Your Spouse
Want to have a great weekend with your spouse?
Sometimes here at Thriving Marriages we post long, detailed content that dives into the deep waters...
Two Ways to Fire Up Passion in the Bedroom
If you've been part of the Thriving Marriages community for awhile then today's post from Les and Leslie Parrott is a "back to basics"...
Lies Men Believe About Marriage: She’ll Fix My Sexual Lust
Getting married doesn’t give you victory over sexual lust because singleness isn’t what causes lust.
Married Sex: “How Do I Meet My Husband’s Needs?”
Over the past few months, we’ve been digging into the married sex needs of husbands and wives – and how you can...
How to Meet Your Wife’s Sexual Needs
We’ve shared a lot the last few months about what your wife’s sexual needs are – and what happens if you don’t...
Is Your Marriage in Danger of an Emotional Affair?
The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy says national surveys indication 15 percent of married women and 25 percent of married...
The Heart Is The Heart Of The Matter. How’s Yours?
Whenever a marriage self-destructs, the heart is the heart of the matter.
In Proverbs 4:23, wise King Solomon offers a vivid picture of the...
Understanding Sex From a Woman’s Perspective
Can men understand sex from a woman’s perspective?
Or is there such a thing as a “man’s perspective” and a “woman’s perspective?” with...
Your Past Can Be a Benefit, Not a Barrier, In Your Sex Life
In our house, we like this show called Impossible Engineering.
It’s documentary style and the basic premise is they look at a phenomenal...
8 Ways to Fall in Love All Over Again
Schedule your next date night and don’t tell your spouse the plans. The anticipation will spark a renewed sense of fun.
Practice the daily...
50 Shades of Silly: Why ‘Grey’ Sex Isn’t All That Great
I (Josh) tend to be a contrarian, which means when marriage blogs got on an anti-50 Shades of Grey kick I kinda rolled my...
Awkward Sex Life? That’s Okay
So if before marriage you, like one of our editors, thought your sex life would be the most incredible, easiest thing in the world...you...
10 Warning Signs of an Emotional Affair
“I love Dave Willis’ blogs about key marriage issues and he is always so profoundly practical. The issue of an emotional affair...
“His” and “Her” Sex Nights
If you want to balance getting spicy in the bedroom with feeling like you totally respect and honor each other, “his” and “hers” nights...
Initiating (and Declining) Sex Without Starting a Fight
For many married couples initiating sex can be an awkward moment that leads to conflict or hurt feelings. They’re not sure what...