Have you examined your expectations about sex?  How realistic and fair are they? Is your spouse on medications that could help explain the lack of sex drive? Is it possible your spouse is siphoning off his/her desire for you in other areas (e.g. pornography, masturbation, workaholism, lust)?  Have you discussed that with him/her? The sexual state […]

Communication is the key to making intimacy thrive. by Dennis and Barbara Rainey During our first couple of years of marriage, we had sex quite often. Now it seems as if my wife’s appetite for sex has diminished and this is tough on me. What can I do? Barbara: I think that what you are […]

Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God by C.J.  Mahaney

Love Life for Every Married Couple by Ed Wheat, MD is available on Amazon.com.

Click the title Kiss Me Like You Mean It by David Clarke to find the book on Amazon.com.

Has God played a cruel joke by giving many men a strong sex drive? by Dennis and Barbara Rainey My husband and I continue to have problems in one main area of our marriage. You guessed it: sex. We have three preschoolers, and I am mentally and physically exhausted at bedtime. My husband thinks we […]

God has given us women the privilege and the ability to bring life to our husbands with our love. Barbara Rainey A young man who is pampered in his youth becomes increasingly arrogant and demanding as he grows older. Eventually he is transformed by a spell into a literal beast as a punishment because it […]

Meeting your husband’s romantic needs involves more than understanding your differences. Dennis Rainey Are you a student of your husband? Are you immersed in a process of learning what pleases him most? Did you know that your husband—and most men—view romance through different lenses than most women? To confirm this, the next time you are […]

When you ignore God’s command to cultivate intimacy and romance with your wife, she is left with a void in her soul. by Dennis Rainey Let me make something clear up front. You might be tempted to think that there would never be a time when you, as a man, would turn down the sexual […]

A man’s sexual performance with his wife is an inseparable part of who he is. Barbara Rainey Rekindling the RomanceMy husband, Dennis, and I received a cute e-mail about the romantic differences between men and women. It began by asking, “How do you romance a woman?” Answer: “Wine her, dine her, call her, cuddle with […]