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This Isn’t a Sex Blog…

This Isn’t a Sex Blog…

it’s a marriage blog. There are a number of reasons that I write so much about sex. First, I’m a married man that enjoy sex with my wife. Second, sex is what differentiates marriage from every other relationship. Two perfectly healthy individuals married but not having sex might as well be roommates sharing expenses. Third, […]

What Works in Making a Better Marital Re...

What Works in Making a Better Marital Relationship

I’ve been married over 20 years and I’m still learning. You never stop learning… or growing. The questions that comes up a lot is,“How do I improve my marriage?” First, let me say that there is a TON of information out there about this and much of it is worthless tripe that has about a […]

Children Catch More than They are Taught

Children Catch More than They are Taught

In her post Do You Really Have “Plenty of Time Later” to Nurture Your Marriage? at Intimacy in Marriage Julie Sibert discusses an important topic, nurturing your marriage. One of the things that I have noticed that happens too often in many businesses is allowing the urgent to take precedence over the important. It happens […]

Crucible or Fireplace?

Fire

Over the years I’ve been a member of a number of Internet forums, more than one on marriage. During that time a recurring theme that shows up on the marriage forums is the idea of being happy for what you have without expecting anything more as if marital intimacy is a continuum with an end […]

What Do You Really Want?

What Do You <em>Really</em> Want?

As I’ve mentioned before I’m slowly reading ScreamFree Marriage (affiliate link) by Hal and Jenny Runkle. Well I’ve finally finished part one of the book and only have one slight criticism that I won’t share until I’ve finished the book. What I read last night was interesting and Paul Byerly touched on it in his […]

Marriage Ministries – Some Are Better Th

Marriage Ministries – Some Are Better Than Others

You won’t catch me ragging on any specific ministries but there are some things that everyone should know.  One of the signs of a good ministry is that they work on you and leave your spouse to God’s hand.  Any marriage “ministry” that claims a poor marriage is sole the responsibility of the husband or […]

Experiences, Mistakes and Lessons

Experiences, Mistakes and Lessons

I’ve made mistakes.  Who hasn’t?  Hopefully, I’ve learned lessons from the mistakes that I’ve made.  Those mistakes and lessons are a part of my experience.  My experience is just that, my experience.  One of the lessons that took me a little longer to learn was that my experience doesn’t equate to everyone’s experience. One of […]

Do You Have a High Drive?

Do You Have a High Drive?

Disclaimer:  My wife has never made me lima beans. Thank you, Angel. You may think that the title of this post has to do with sex.  Well, it does and it doesn’t.  It has to do with preferences and how those preferences impact our marriage relationship. We are all entitled to our preferences.  For example, […]

Stubborn, Immature, Selfish Jerks

Stubborn, Immature, Selfish Jerks

Disclaimer:  I am not married to a stubborn, immature, selfish jerk, though I may be one on occasion. Love you Angel. For my first post I want to talk about the most difficult thing to deal with in any marriage and that’s a spouse that chooses to be a stubborn, immature, selfish jerk.  In future postings, […]