7 Areas of Intimacy That Are Present In Your Marriage
One simple and useful definition of intimacy is “shared privacy”. David Olson, co-founder of Prepare-Enrich, family specialist and member of Better Marriages Advisory Board,...
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 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...
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...
Prayer Will Supercharge Your Marriage (Including Your Sex Life!)
Hi Thriving Marriages community, this is Josh, the guy bringing you this content each day. In addition to running this site I...
When the Husband Has the “Headache”
Today's post comes from new Friends of the Newsletter,™ the team over at Authentic Intimacy. I love how it flips the stereotype of "women...
10 Ways Men Can Improve Their Marriage’s Sex Life
Today's thoughts come from longtime Friend of the Newsletter™ Sheila at To Love, Honor, and Vacuum and is written by guest poster Keith Schooley.
Psst…...
Ingredients to Good Sex: Pt. 4 – Initiation
For Men: Initiation
In an earlier post, when we discussed a husband’s need for his wife to respond, we said that her resistance to his...
“What’s My Motivation?” 5 Reasons to Improve Your Sex Life
Yup. You know there is an issue.
You know the sexual connection with your spouse is waning a bit. Maybe you haven’t had...
10 Ways to Kill Intimacy in Your Marriage
Today's article about 10 ways to kill intimacy in your marriagecomes from our friend Frank. Check out his website to see more resources he...
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...
How Bad Married Sex Can Actually Be Good For You!
Steve meets Michelle.
They fall in love and get married shortly after graduation.
For our story...
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...
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...
36 Conversations That Will Turn Your Spouse On
Married couples should flirt and have intimate conversations. You stoke the fire of your interest about anything (i.e., job, hobby, faith, politics,...
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...
Why So Many Christian Marriages Are Missing Great Sex
Sex has the potential to be the most profoundly satisfying and rich part of a marriage. Sex the way God intended it...
“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...
How to Satisfy Your Wife in Bed
We recently ran a post about satisfying a husband's sexual needs. Today, it's the wife's turn. Husbands, want your wife to be satisfied in...
2 Ways to Cultivate a Great Sex Life
Our friends Les and Leslie Parrott are an invaluable resource for any marriage - you can check them out here - and today's post...
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...
Adultery Is Alarmingly Common, But It Doesn’t Have to Happen to You.
For men and women, adultery begins in the heart. And for men particularly, it begins when the heart is not guarded against...
One of the Best Decisions We Made in the Bedroom
A few friends lovingly challenged Kristen and me to get rid of the television in the bedroom. I argued, made excuses and rationalized, but...
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...
Don’t Believe the Lie: Pornography Really IS Insidious. Here’s Why.
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. –Matthew...
Does Your Sex Life Feel Broken? You Can Always Rebuild It! Here’s How.
Today a reader is asking, “how do you reset your sex life?”
What if it’s been really difficult in the past, but now...
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"...
Do You Trust the Person You’re Having Sex With?
Richard Nicastro, PhD, examines how the sexual intimacy stakes rise when you fall in love. He highlights the conditions that either encourage...
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, and the most common problem I...
7 Habits of Highly Sexual Couples
CASEY AND I WENT ON A DOUBLE DATE WITH THIS COUPLE WE’VE KNOWN FOR AWHILE AND WHILE WE WERE AT DINNER, WE...
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...
An 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 affair is an...
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...
3 Ground Rules for Sexual Playfulness
Today's great post from Julie at Intimacy in Marriage has some great thoughts on why turning your spouse on is great, and how to do...
What To Do When You Have Mismatched Sex Drives
Today's post is from Bonny Logsdon Burns, who writes at OysterBed7.com. Follow Bonny there for more great resources on Christian Marriage, and thanks to Beth...
6 Signs of Healthy Sexuality
I (Josh) hear regularly from spouses in marriages with a sex life that is abusive, exploitative, unsatisfying, or absent. Today's great post from Gary...
10 Easy Ways to Boost Marriage Intimacy
Today's post about marriage intimacy comes from Scott Kedersha. What I like about this post isn't just the content, but the links to some...
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 Ways Porn Kills a Marriage
Porn kills because the effects of porn are devastating.
Pornography is ravaging marriages. In our culture porn is treated as if it’s harmless, but it’s...
Making Time for Making Love
Today's post from Juli @ Authentic Intimacy post is a practical, honest look at the challenges of making sex a priority when you have...
Why Sex Matters in Your Marriage
This is a fantastic post from Nancy Houston, a licensed Christian sex therapist, on why sex matters in your marriage and how to please...
Your Wife’s Top 3 Sexual Needs
Women long to have a solid relationship with their husbands, but the sex part—at least the way they feel that their husbands...
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...
Why It’s Okay to Flirt
Today's post comes from a new friend of ours here at Thriving Marriages. Brie Gowen wrote a great post recently about why it's still...
Bringing Sexy Back to Your Self-Image
Today's post comes from Joy McMillan, author of XES: Why Church Girls Tend to Get it Backwards...And How to Get It Right, and Friend of the Newsletter™...
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...
6 Great Books to Give (or Read) for Valentine’s Day
You know you love it. Or maybe not. Regardless, Valentine's Day is coming like a freight train and you might be lacking...
Does Your Husband Really NEED Sex?
Does your husband really need sex? In many marriages (but not all), sexual intimacy is very high on a husband’s list. In books like...
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...
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...