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Awaken Love

Okay, that's a really corny title, but I've been thinking for a while about the verse in Song of Solomon which says, "Do not awaken love until it is ready." I think some of us have let our love be awakened too early, or too abruptly, and so it never really woke at all. Several routes to this disastrous awakening exist. The first is obvious:...

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She Doesn’t Want Sex
She Doesn’t Want Sex

You might feel like you’re alone in this, but you’re not. Free email mentoring is available today. Request a mentor.  There are many reasons a woman may experience a diminished sex drive.  Men and women are very different sexually.  Women are emotionally driven while men are more physically driven.  The stage of life can be a factor...

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Does Sex Really Start In My Brain?
Does Sex Really Start In My Brain?

I'm going to start with something really basic. Men want to be wanted. They don't want to be placated.  So when it comes to intimacy, we women need to step up to the plate a little bit more. You may think you're meeting his needs because you're making love a few times a week, but he won't feel loved unless you put some energy and enthusiasm into...

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Romancing Your Wife
Romancing Your Wife

Guys, let’s face it. Some of us have a long way to go in the romance department. We know our wife wants it, we know we’re supposed to do it, but it just doesn’t come naturally to us. When we first begin to court a woman, our step is lighter and our inner Romeo is unleashed. Driven to win her heart, romantic creativity seems to flow easily....

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Learning to Live Together
Learning to Live Together

My first lesson in cohabitation came during the first week of my freshman year at university. I had been studying and it got late.  Around two in the morning I came back to my room, opened the door and flicked on the light. An unholy groan came from the other side of the room. “What are you DOING?” my roommate demanded in tones usually reserved...

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Is Your Marriage Fixable?
Is Your Marriage Fixable?

There’s no such thing as a perfect marriage, but how do you know if you’re in a good marriage? There have been a spat of celebrity break ups this week.  It’s easy to look at them at think, “well that’s Hollywood, we have real problems” but sometimes we lose perspective too.  When you’re tired, when change is slow, when you run out...

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How to Save a Marriage
How to Save a Marriage

Can a broken marriage be fixed? Often, if both partners are willing to do the work the answer is yes.   In a recent article for CNN author Eileen Kelly recounts her own experience with couples' counseling.  For Kelley and her husband the end began on a Caribbean vacation with their three year old twins.  She writes about how she has seen several...

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Rimes: We drifted Apart
Rimes: We drifted Apart

I was reading CNN.com this morning when I a link caught my eye. It read, “LeAnn Rimes: Why I cheated” It sounded like perhaps Ms. Rimes had done some soul searching and had uncovered the reasons why she walked away from her marriage.  Curious, I clicked the link and discovered her answer. The article quotes her saying, "It wasn't a fulfilling...

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