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Marriage and intimacy expert, Laura M. Brotherson, is the author of a bestselling book on sexual intimacy and marital oneness entitled, And They Were Not Ashamed—Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment.

Laura shares her passion for building strong marriages and families as an author, intimacy expert, marriage and family therapist, and host of “The Marital Intimacy Show” on The Women’s Information Network (The WIN).

Visit her website StrengtheningMarriage.com to learn more and to sign up for her “Straight Talk about Strengthening Marriage” newsletter.

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Monday Marriage Funnies: Almost Romantic

Laura M Brotherson — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:37:19 +0000

Does your spouse need to up the romance a bit?

Watch for our Monday Marriage Funnies (MMF)! Nothing like a little bit of humor for our marriages!

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Couples Photo Contest Entries

Laura M Brotherson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:19:59 +0000

We’re loving the entries for our 2012 Couples Photo Contest. Check out some of our first few entries…

(See if you can find the stow away in this photo! LOL! : )

Be sure to get your pictures in soon, as there will likely be less competition this year for this fabulous prize! But it’s well worth the effort for a chance to get out of your hectic life and into the escape and romance of The Anniversary Inn.

Your photo may be worth nearly $300 if it is chosen for this year’s winner of a romantic getaway to the amazing Anniversary Inn.

Click here for all the details of this annual couples contest!

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New Couples Contest…with a Twist!

Laura M Brotherson — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:29:01 +0000

Get your cameras ready!

We’re excited to announce our annual Couples Contest / Valentine’s Giveaway to the romantic Anniversary Inn. And to celebrate the release of And They Were Not Ashamed in eBook form (Kindle, Nook, etc.) we are adding a “prop” to the couples photos for you to send us.

Just send us a photo of you and your spouse with a copy of our book or eBook And They Were Not Ashamed: Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment for a chance to win a fabulous ~ FREE ~ one-night getaway to the delicious Anniversary Inn of your choice, in the suite of your choice! (Valued up to $289!) …and that’s any Anniversary Inn in any state!

The book-prop in your picture can be the print version or if you want to show the eBook just pull up the cover on your eReader and put that in the photo too.

After last year’s creativity we can’t wait to see what this year brings with the added prop! You’re only limited by your imagination…! : )

We will still take your favorite husband/wife photos without the prop/book, of course, but we may have the couples photos with the prop count as two entries for the romantic giveaway to encourage y’all to be brave! : )

Contest Details

To enter the drawing, send us your favorite husband/wife photo by Saturday, February 18th, 2012 to this email.

All photos will be posted on our Couples Photos page. So, send us your uncropped, 300 dpi/high res photo with your first names, and how many years you’ve been married.

Even if you’ve sent us a photo before, you are welcome to send us a new one! You can see all the fabulous couples photos from previous years here.

The lucky couple will be drawn and contacted by the end of February through email, and also announced on our website. Let the picture taking begin! : )

You Can All Be a Winner!

Even if you aren’t selected as the winner of this Valentine’s Day giveaway, you can still be a winner by reserving a room at The Anniversary Inn for you and your honey! (Don’t forget to ask for the 25% off StrengtheningMarriage.com discount!)

You’ll love the in-room jacuzzis, complimentary sparkling cider, and cheesecake, as well as the delectable complimentary breakfast. It’s one of my favorite places to stay for a romantic getaway!

p.s. Feel free to share this contest if you have a blog or Facebook Page.

Click here for some of this year’s photo entries!

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Hey Guys! — New Book to Understand Women

Laura M. Brotherson — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:19:10 +0000

Here is volume 1 of the new book “Understanding Women.” Good luck to all you men out there…you’re gonna need it! I’m just glad God saw fit to make men not so complicated! : )

Open Forum 3

Laura M. Brotherson — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:46:39 +0000

Welcome to our new “Open Forum 3” discussion page!

We continue to create new Open Forum pages for you to post your questions and comments, and for us all to discuss important marriage and intimacy issues. Please post your new comments/questions to this Open Forum 3 post below.

For additional insights, you can review previous discussions by clicking on the links below:

Open Forum 3 (to post NEW questions and comments)
Open Forum 2 (posts from Jun 30, 2009 — Apr 3, 2011)
Open Forum 1 (posts from Aug 14, 2007 – Jun 29, 2009)
Laura’s Straight Talk Q&A (for other questions and answers from Laura)

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This is the place to post your questions and comments and have an open dialogue about subjects related to marriage, sex, intimacy and parenting. I hope you will consider yourself a valuable resource in this forum, as you share not only your questions, but also your own insights and solutions.

Please continue to be attentive to the tone of your posts, so that we can maintain an atmosphere of reverence and respect for each other and the sanctity of sexuality in marriage.

I will try to respond as often as I can, but hope you will step up and share your insights as well.

As you reply to the various comments below it will thread each comment in order (newest posts at the bottom) to make it fairly easy to follow the discussions.

Some readers incorrectly post their questions on our StrengtheningMarriage.com Comments Page instead of here in this forum. I will move those questions over here to this forum to allow for easier discussion.

Thank you all for your participation here! Let’s learn and improve our marriages together! : )

The Kissing Closet

Laura M. Brotherson — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:49:22 +0000

One affectionate couple found themselves being shoved into the kitchen pantry by their grossed-out children who didn’t want to see their parents kissing! (That’s a separate issue to tackle, if your children have a negative response to your PDA!)

This was the beginning of this couple’s regular romantic rendevous in their “Kissing Closet.” (Click here for their story.)

What a fabulously fun idea for couples!

Do You Have a Kissing Closet?

The kissing closet is a great idea for any couple to add a bit of fun and flirtatiousness (is that a word?) to their relationship. Do you have a “kissing closet?”

If you do or like the idea of creating a kissing closet in your home, we’d love to have you send us your kissing closet pictures for us to share them here on our “Strengthening Marriage Blog.”

Kissing Closet or Kissing Pantry?

Our kids took issue with the fact that this kissing “closet” idea was technically a kissing “pantry,” and thought we ought to move it to the real closet in our bedroom. But what fun is that?

The whole point of a kissing closet (in the kitchen) is to publicly torture your kids (even though we know they think it’s cute and funny), and to have quick and easy access to steal a kiss.

Kissing Closet Photo Session

As you can see from our kissing closet photo session below, there are functional purposes of the kissing closet for my husband and myself…

He happens to be a foot taller than I am, so the fact that there is a step-stool in the closet makes our kissing closet an extra fun way for me to be able to more easily reach my honey’s lips without straining myself! (…looks like I still need a taller stool!)

(Seriously, my husband thinks he’s quite the character. Please don’t anybody tell him I’m actually posting these photos! ; )

Keep the Spark Alive

We hope you’ll consider creating a kissing closet in your home and see how much fun it will be! It’s a great way to add a little spice to your relationship and keep that spark alive!

Don’t forget to send us your photos!

Share your kissing closet pictures here!

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NOTE: If you’re not a big fan of kissing, be sure to listen to the following audio episodes of Laura’s “Marital Intimacy Show” to help you change your tune:

#026 The Bliss of a Kiss–Restoring the Lost Art of Kissing, Pt 1

#027 The Bliss of a Kiss–Restoring the Lost Art of Kissing, Pt 2

#028 The Bliss of a Kiss–Restoring the Lost Art of Kissing, Pt 3

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Never Too Early…

Laura M. Brotherson — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:29:05 +0000

I got a kick out of these photos a reader sent in. Apparently her son wasn’t too happy about her taking away the book he was intently studying! : ) I guess if a kid’s that insistent then maybe you better get busy starting a conversation about these things!

…two years old might be just a LITTLE early to let your kids read this book though! : )

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2011 Couples Photos Winner & Anniversary Inn Discount

Laura M. Brotherson — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:17:14 +0000

Congratulations to Chris and Shelby for winning this year’s Valentine’s Giveaway with their couple photo entry (random drawing)!

Over 100 new couples photos have been added to our Couples Photos page for our recent 2011 romantic getaway drawing to The Anniversary Inn. Check out the new photos and locate your picture (if you sent one in). There are so many great new photos!

Anniversary Inn Discount

We are thrilled to be able to offer a fabulous 25% off discount to all of our readers so that you too can stay in the luxurious and romantic Anniversary Inn! Check out all fun suites by Clicking Here!

To reserve your romantic getaway you can either call (1-800-324-4152) to reserve your suite and ask for the “StrengtheningMarriage.com” discount or make your reservation online then call to have the “StrengtheningMarriage.com” discount added to your account.

The Anniversary Inns are located in Salt Lake City and Logan, Utah and Boise, Idaho.

Send Your Favorite Husband/Wife Photos

We encourage everyone to continue to send in their favorite husband/wife photos for our Couples Photos page. All entries will automatically be entered in next year’s Anniversary Inn getaway drawing.

Thank you everyone for sending in all these fabulous fun photos! It helps people see that there are many willing to be a part of strengthening marriages!

Click here — “Couples Photos” page

Click here — Previous Couples Photos Giveaway information

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Valentine’s Giveaway to the Anniversary Inn with Your Couple Photo

Laura M. Brotherson — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:21:35 +0000

2/23/11 UPDATE — All Couples Photos for the annual Anniversary Inn giveaway have been posted on the Couples Photos Page. Congratulations to Chris and Shelby for winning the random drawing. We had over 100 entries this year! Thank you to everyone for sharing your fabulous photos!

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We’re excited to announce our annual Valentine’s Giveaway to the romantic Anniversary Inn. Just send us your favorite photo of you and your spouse for a chance to win a FREE one-night getaway to the delicious Anniversary Inn of your choice, in the suite of your choice! (Valued up to $289!)

Contest Details

To enter the drawing, send us your favorite husband/wife photo by Tuesday, February 15th, 2011. Even if you’ve sent us a photo before we’d love to see your new favorite photos. All new entrants will be added into this drawing.

All photos will be posted on our Couples Photos page. So, send us your uncropped, 300 dpi/high res photo with your first and last names, and how many years you’ve been married. You can see all the fabulous couples photos we’ve previously received here.

The lucky couple will be drawn and contacted by the end of February through email, and also announced on our website.

We Can All Be a Winner!

Even if you aren’t selected as the winner of this Valentine’s Day giveaway, you can still be a winner by reserving a room at The Anniversary Inn for you and your honey! You’ll love the in-room jacuzzis, complimentary sparkling cider, and cheesecake, as well as the delectable complimentary breakfast. It’s one of my favorite places to stay for a romantic getaway!

Click here — “Couples Photos” page

Click here — previous Valentine’s Giveaway information

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