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February 2023

February 14, 2023

Turn up the Heat this Valentine’s Day (and Every Day) with Better…Conversation?

The good news: if you can talk about sex, you’re more likely to be happy...

February 09, 2023

What Hollywood Gets Wrong about Sex– and What Couples Can Do Right

After three years of research for our brand-new book, Secrets of Sex & Marriage, coauthored...

June 2022

June 30, 2022

Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Sex

Here are three key tips about intimacy that will help avoid common issues and create...

March 2021

March 18, 2021

Stop Hooking Up In Your Marriage

One of the foundational truths about sex is that God designed it to be intertwined...

March 02, 2021

When She Wants Sex More Than He Does

Both in Christian and secular cultures, the message we’ve long heard is that men want...

February 2021

February 16, 2021

The Sex & Conversation Series, Part 3: “If My Spouse Loved Me, They Would WANT To Do What Warms My Heart!”

Would it surprise you to know that there are multiple ways most of us have...

February 02, 2021

The Sex & Conversation Series, Part 2: Sex Creates A Powerful Connection With Your Man’s Heart

Even with many married couples spending more time at home than ever before, we still...

November 2019

November 21, 2019

Let Your Husband Delight in Seeing You in All Your Glory

We recently posted an article offering guidance to men who feel frustrated because their wife...

June 2019

June 12, 2019

How Your Husband Feels When You’re Too Tired For Sex

As Leslie settled into bed, more than ready for a good night’s sleep, Todd walked...

March 2019

March 21, 2019

Make His Day By Doing This In the Bedroom

What would you say if I told you that you could do one thing tonight...

March 12, 2019

What You Need to Do Before You Have Sex With Your Wife

So, guys, you’ve just had a big fight with your wife and now you’re ready...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

Your Husband Wants Sex? 3 Things He’s Thinking Inside

When your husband approaches you for sex, it goes beyond a need for a physical...

December 2018

December 05, 2018

Improve Your Sex Life by Accommodating Your Wife’s Needs

After hearing yet another variation on the “not tonight, dear, I have a headache,” Dan...

October 2018

October 16, 2018

How Your Husband Feels When You’re Too Tired For Sex

As Leslie settled into bed, more than ready for a good night’s sleep, Todd walked...

July 2018

July 05, 2018

Husbands — Not So Fast With The Intimacy After An Argument

It started off as a nice Saturday, right? Doing yard work together, going for a...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Your Husband Wants You To Know THIS About Your Sex Life

There’s probably something your husband desperately wants you to know about your sex life. Drum...

February 2018

February 05, 2018

3 Ways Porn Hurts the Heart of Your Wife

In more than a dozen years of research about how guys privately think about things...

January 2018

January 10, 2018

When Your Husband Wants Sex…Again

Sex is not just a physical need — it’s also about emotions. Here are three...

January 08, 2018

Best of 2017: Relationships, Marriage, and the Topic Everyone Asks About

As one final look back at 2017 (for those of us who can't believe it's...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

What Men Think About #MeToo: The Top 6 Reactions

Sexual harassment has always been there, in the shadowy corners of Hollywood and corporate America....

October 2017

October 13, 2017

3 Surprising Reasons to Initiate Sex With Your Man

Although this article is for women, I’m sure some astonished men are looking in, and...

October 04, 2017

Kiss and Make Up? Not So Fast.

So, guys, you’ve just had a big fight with your wife and now you’re ready...

September 2017

September 27, 2017

Wives, Fill Up Your Husband’s Mental Instagram

Dear Shaunti: I read your book, For Women Only, and one thing you said scared...

July 2017

July 26, 2017

4 Secrets in Your Man’s Heart (That You Need to Know)

Ladies, if you could improve your relationship with your man by applying a few simple...

July 19, 2017

5 Reasons to Leave the Lights on for Sex

Yes, the idea is scary for many women! But in my years of social research,...

July 10, 2017

4 Ways to Spark More Romance in Your Relationship

Ladies, have you been wishing your husband were more Prince Charming and a little less...

July 06, 2017

Sex and Men’s True Hidden Desire

Wives, does your husband want sex...again? It's not just a physical need -- it's also...

June 2017

June 29, 2017

The Guaranteed Cure for “Grumpy Guy” Syndrome

Three Actions Guaranteed to Cure “Grumpy Guy” Syndrome He’s an involved dad. He’s respected at...

June 22, 2017

4 Powerful Ways to Help Your Husband Feel Amazing

Ladies, do you know how to support your normal, visually-wired husband in this abnormal culture?...

June 14, 2017

What You Need to Do Before You Have Sex With Your Wife

So, guys, you’ve just had a big fight with your wife and now you’re ready...