Laura’s Strengthening Marriage Blog

Wondering about the discrepancy between the many women who dress provocatively in public and the many wives who struggle to share themselves freely with their spouses in private, one husband asked, “Does it take more confidence for a woman to dress revealingly in public, or to dress revealingly in her bedroom for her husband?” What do you think? This question reminds me of the many men who feel that their wives were very passionate and affectionate before marriage then found that that didn’t translate into their marriage relationship. One husband even called it a “bait and switch.” It’s my contention that women don’t mean to do this on purpose. They are simply poorly prepared for a healthy sexual relationship in marriage.

It’s one thing for a woman to seem like “a tease” prior to marriage (though I don’t think most women mean to, at least consciously). It’s something completely different for them to be prepared to follow through on that tease within marriage! It’s all about a healthy sense of self and one’s sexuality. This is not something that is generally taught, modeled or developed in young women (or men). Thus we can see some of the roots of sexual frustration in marriage. Read the rest of this entry »

Congratulations to Jim and Kim who were drawn as the winner of our 2008 Couples Photo Anniversary Inn giveaway. We appreciate all those who shared their wonderful photos, and hope you will continue to send them our way. Shown here are some of the couples photos we’ve recently received, but you can see all of them on our Couples Photos Page.

We appreciate the growing community of couples who are willing to be a part of strengthening marriages…intimately!