Category Archives: Sex


SWM002: Getting rid of veto power in the bedroom

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Why does sex hurt?

I got this question last night: On my wedding night I lost my virginity to my husband. I went on my honeymoon the following week and my husband attempted to have sex once and it lasted like a couple mins because it hurt me .

Survey on prayer and sex

After our first week’s marriage challenge, I got some really encouraging feedback from spouses saying that their marriage had found a new level of intimacy, that they’re feeling more connected, that their spouses are being more considerate, more loving. So, I’m curious just how much

Don’t put your hope in magic pills

It’s been an interesting experience, having a vasectomy.  Not only the procedure and the process, but also people’s reactions.  Most of the reactions include some promise like “Just wait to see what it does to your sex life”, “When you recover, you can have sex

How to rebuild trust when it’s been broken?

I was talking with someone the other day and issue of dealing with broken trust came up.  Now, they weren’t talking about marriage, but I think our conversation had some points that can definitely be applied to marriage.  After all, marriages often have broken trust.  Lies,

What would be on your pre-vasectomy wishlist?

My vasectomy is scheduled for tomorrow.  That’s a little intimidating to write, to be honest.  Because even after all the encouraging comments I read in our permanent birth control survey responses, and even after all the research I’ve done, and knowing how low the failure

Sexual Side Effects of Medication

Another question that came in through our “Have A Question” page.  This is specifically about SSRI’s, but I think it’s applicable to just about any medication as I kept it generic enough to apply to a larger group of people. I think I need a

Sex can be silly

I was talking with someone the other day who was struggling with the idea that sex can be fun and silly and a laughable situation.  I may be mistaken, but it seemed she never realized that it’s okay to laugh about and during sex.  So,

Is it okay to role-play a rape scenario?

I’m playing catch up on some previous questions.  This one came in more than a month ago, and I’m afraid I’ve been a little slow to answer: My wife and I are both Christian Faith and have a question about a fantasy we both have.

Do spouses have the right to specific sexual acts?

Now, it could be argued that being married gives you the right to have sex.  1 Corinthians 7:5 would support this claim, and I think it’s perfectly reasonable to expect, when you get married, that sex is on the table (chair, rug by the fire,