What does my husband really want for Father’s Day this year? That’s the question I’m asking myself, and I encourage you to ask yourself the same question. Maybe he wants one of the gifts advertisers have been promoting for weeks. And maybe he wants to celebrate by going out to [continue reading]
7 Ways to Feel Sexy When You’re Busy Raising Young Children
I’m happy to welcome Keelie Reason to CalmHealthySexy today. She writes Love Hope Adventure, a wonderful and encouraging marriage blog, while balancing her roles as a wife and mom. Because she’s busy raising a young family, she has a first-hand perspective on intimacy and marriage that I don’t have (my [continue reading]
5 Ways to Talk About Sex With Your Husband
Recently, we talked about the importance of communicating directly and honestly about sex in marriage as a key to enjoying better sex and greater intimacy. That article focused on the “big picture” and the importance of addressing significant issues that are affecting sex within our marriages. Those conversations are vitally [continue reading]
7 Ways to Communicate with Your Husband About Sex – Getting the Conversation Started
Sometimes, it seems like sex is just too complicated. Why can’t it be easy? Why can’t husbands and wives operate on the same “frequency?” Why can’t real married life look like a romance novel or steamy movie? I don’t know the answers to those questions. The only thing I know [continue reading]
4 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress in Your Life and Marriage
I try to keep my stress level under control, and you probably do too. I’m always looking for ways to reduce stress and to limit the number of things that add stress to my life. But keeping stress tamped down is hard, and sometimes it’s just about impossible. Things we [continue reading]
16 Healthy and Fun Date Ideas for Married Couples
For most of us, getting married and having children dramatically reduces the number of dates we have time, money and energy to enjoy with our husbands. Just coming up with fun date ideas seems to take too much energy! And when we do have a “date night,” it typically involves [continue reading]