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April Marriage Toolkit:
Let's Get Our Flirt On!
Want to make marriage more fun? Want to laugh more with your husband--and feel closer to him? Maybe it's time to start flirting some more!
Flirting gets us feeling more confident, more sexual, and more "in the mood"! And too often we stop flirting once we're married. This month I'm going to share 4 posts that can help YOU be more confident in your marriage, too.
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Top 10 "Signals for Sex"
Sometimes men stop initiating sex because they're afraid we're going to turn them down.
But if you have a way of saying, "you're definitely going to get lucky tonight!", then they may feel more free to sweep you off your feet.
So here you go--10 ways to say, "let's get it on, baby!"
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16 Ways to Flirt with Your Husband
You want to get the heat going in your marriage, but you don't know where to start.
Sometimes you just need someone to give you a push!
So let me push you today--choose ONE of these ideas and DO IT!
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My most popular posts are often when readers write in with questions, and I answer them. Here are two from this month--and then I'll answer a new one below!
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What does it even mean to be "sexually compatible"?
We hear about this all the time--before you get married, you have to figure out if you're sexually compatible!
What if that's the wrong question? And what if real compatibility has very little to do with how you fit together physically and a LOT to do with your character?
A new way of looking at sexual compatibility. Share this with young people you know!
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Reader Question: How Do I Handle My Husband Talking to His Ex?
How should I handle my husband's communication with a woman that he fathered a child with 25 years ago? We met shortly after he found out about this "love child". I don't mind if he establishes a relationship with his newly-found son, but he is also communicating with the mother and encouraging her in network marketing. They email quite often and I have come across emails that state, "love ya, Bruce" (not his real name). He said to calm down, it's that she has influence so he wants her in his down-line of a network marketing business. What kind of boundaries do I create now?
I can totally understand feeling insecure!
That does sound inappropriate. So just a few thoughts:
1. It's hard to talk about difficult things or address difficult issues, and have him take your views seriously, if you aren't having fun in other areas of your life.
Sometimes our WHOLE relationship seems to be about tension. Make sure that you're doing some fun things together, pursuing a friendship, and laughing together. This is the foundation for everything else. Spend a while working on your friendship; once you have that goodwill, it's much easier to talk about the hard stuff.
2. Talking about whether he's wrong or not will likely backfire.
He'll say he's not wrong; you'll say his; and you'll be at a standstill.
A better route is to look at the big picture: "Honey, I really want to support you in your business, but I also want to feel like our marriage is important to you. Let's talk about how we can do both. Can we draw up some guidelines as to how you'll act with other women, and how I'll act with other men? And then let's talk about what I can do to encourage you and help you!"
3. Now let's make sure we each stick to it!
Have a check-in meeting every Sunday night where you talk about the marriage. How are you feeling? How am I feeling? How are those boundaries going? Is there a date night you'd like to have? Work it into a long-standing conversation, and it will be easier to keep accountable to one another.
I hope that helps!
A few more resources:
When Texting/Facebook Cross the Line
My Husband Texts Other Women
Should I Be Upset if My Husband Talks to His Ex?
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I hope these ideas help you grow your marriage!
Blessings on you both,
Sheila Wray Gregoire,
Blogger at To Love, Honor and Vacuum, and author of The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex and 31 Days to Great Sex.
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