Sexual Double Standards: We Expect So Much More from Women Than From Men–Which leads to Male Entitlement

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 26, 2026 | Sexual Intimacy

Evangelicalism has huge double standards of sexual expectations in marriage. One of the things we tried to drive home in The Marriage You Want is that the biggest killer of marriage is entitlement. When you think you’re owed something from your spouse without...

PODCAST: Did Purity Culture Cause Developmental Trauma?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 12, 2026 | Libido, Podcasts

Why do evangelical women see sex as a chore? We’re doing a fun podcast today where I’m combining a whole bunch of different things that I’ve been wanting to talk about, and putting them together so that they tell a consistent story. At least...

The Evangelical Sex Report Card

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 2, 2024 | Sex

How Do I tell My Husband I’ve Never Enjoyed Sex?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 23, 2024 | Making Sex Feel Good

What do you do if you’ve never enjoyed sex–but you’ve been having it anyway? What if you’ve been married for years but sex has never felt great, but you’ve been “fulfilling his needs.” And now you’re getting tired of it...

Are You Trying to Reach Orgasm Backwards?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 20, 2024 | Making Sex Feel Good

Maybe orgasm is elusive because we’re going about it wrong. I’m pretty sure that when most people start The Orgasm Course, they’re going to head right to Module 4. That’s where we talk about sexual technique and how to figure out arousal and orgasm. That’s where...