How Can We Talk about Men’s Sexual Desire in a Healthy Way?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 26, 2025 | Libido, Theology of Marriage and Sex

One of the most frequent questions I get from men is this one: How can I get my wife to understand my sexual needs? He feels like he’s in a sex-starved marriage, and he’s desperate for sex. But the more he talks about sex, the more his wife pulls away. What’s the...

PODCAST: Does More Sex Make Marriages Happier?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 11, 2025 | Libido, Podcasts

Is frequency of sex related to marital happiness? Like, does having more sex make your marriage better? Well, yes. And also no.  It’s nuanced. And today Rebecca and I are going to look at the studies, and show you why our approach to sex, and our go-to advice,...

PODCAST: All About Orgasms–and Closing that Gap!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 19, 2024 | Making Sex Feel Good, Podcasts

It’s time to talk about orgasms! We spend a lot of time on the Bare Marriage podcast and blog talking about what’s gone WRONG in evangelical teaching. But we also want to teach how to make things go right. Four years ago, after we had finished our research...

Do Women Really Not Want Sex? Let’s Talk About The 90% And the 10%

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 26, 2024 | Libido

Does Sex Have a Start-Up Cost for You? Or a Major Cost?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 8, 2024 | Libido

When people say they “don’t want” sex tonight, what do they mean? We talked about this on the Bare Marriage podcast last week, but I’d like to elaborate on part of it today. I think we often get confused when people talk about this. They’ll say, “Well, sometimes...