by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 23, 2023 | Sexual Intimacy
Sex matters in marriage. When sex is mutual, intimate, and pleasurable for both, sex makes you feel connected. It minimizes minor tensions and makes you laugh. It helps you sleep and makes you feel more relaxed. And it contributes significantly to marital...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 10, 2023 | Libido
Obligation sex can wreak havoc on us. For last month we’ve been doing a deep dive into obligation sex, looking at the main problems with obligation sex, how it affects women’s bodies, why you don’t need to consent to being used, and more. But as we’re nearing the end...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 2, 2023 | Sexual Intimacy
More sex does not fix a marriage. In our study of 20,000 women for The Great Sex Rescue, we found that more sex made good marriages great. Good sex, in a healthy marriage, definitely helps that marriage thrive. But sex can’t fix a bad marriage. And, indeed, having bad...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 29, 2023 | Sexual Intimacy
Should women get to have a say in when they have sex? I would think that the answer to this is pretty obvious. I don’t have time for a long post today, but I want to talk about a social media trend that’s been occurring, I think because of my obligation...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 28, 2023 | Podcasts
It’s time to debunk obligation sex once and for all. The most common question I get on social media is how to respond to obligation sex messages–“But what do you say about 1 Corinthians 7, do not deprive?” “But what do I do if pastors...
