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✅ Realistic vs unrealistic expectations in marriage- What are yours??

🔕 Tips for those times when silence from your spouse is NOT so golden.

💛 Everyone changes throughout life. Learn how you can grow together through the changes.

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when your sexy time attempts keep getting shot down…

In marriage, it’s common for one spouse to initiate sex more often. But if you’re the one every time, it can easily lead to resentment, frustration, and feeling undesirable or unwanted. If you’re there, it is not your fault. And it may not be your spouse’s fault either. Let’s take a look at steps you can take to get to a more balanced place in your marriage.

Identify any barriers. 

There may be reasons your spouse doesn’t initiate sex. Here are some questions to consider. These aren’t to be taken lightly, either.

• Are there any underlying physical issues that make sex difficult? When is the last time your spouse has seen a doctor for a checkup?
• Does their view of themself make them feel less desirable?
• Are they under increased stress from work demands?
• Is this stage of parenting exhausting them?
• Do you two have differing views of when and where sex should happen?
• Is there sexual or physical trauma in their past?
• How was sex viewed in their home growing up?

The answer to all of these can help identify if there are barriers to your spouse initiating. They may want to initiate more often (as the previous research indicates many men and women do), but there may be a barrier that has nothing to do with you or your marriage.

It is possible to find balance in your marriage. 

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the many pros behind counseling

Some people feel like going to counseling is like waving a “white flag” on their life and represents quitting. “I should be able to handle this! It is, after all, my life! Why do I need someone else poking around in it?”

Going to counseling is not “giving up.“ Far from it, it can be an incredibly courageous step and can help you regain control of your life.

Quick Question: Would you be “embarrassed” to take your car in to be seen by a mechanic? If you were diabetic, would you be “embarrassed” to go to a doctor for insulin? Nope. Not at all.

When it comes to mental and emotional health, when it comes to relating to ourselves or to others, the least “embarrassing” thing we can do is see the pros.

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