I have heard time and time again that men and women tend to “let themselves go,” after getting married. Everyone has an opinion about why this happens and what it means to the quality of a marriage, and it’s really hard to determine how much it impacts a marriage. And the thing is, it can happen to the best of us. It creeps up without notice. I have to admit that I have … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Manage Your Emotions When Attracted to Someone You Just Can’t Have
By: Lia Miller We’ve all been there…you meet some really cool, there is instant chemistry, conversation naturally flows, you make each other laugh, you can feel the potential of the connection… but for some reason or another things never move to the next level. It could be timing, circumstances, distance, the fact that either or both of you is already involved with … [Read more...]
6 Tactics for Teaching Teens to Deal with Physical Attraction and Sexual Urges
In my last article, Physical Attractions And Sexual Urges: 5 Things Parents Need to Teach Their Kids, I received a lot of comments requesting more detail. So, instead of ignoring that resounding rebuke, like a man, I’m going to take that one on the chin and inject my opinion about what parent should teach their kids. Let me first prepare you: my approach is not conventional. … [Read more...]
Physical Attractions And Sexual Urges: 5 Things Parents Need to Teach Their Kids
How did you learn about sex? How did you learn about dating? What to do? What not to do? Were you taught by your parents? It’s interesting. As I look back at my training grounds…I learned what not to do from my elders (“don’t do this”…”don’t do that”). But I learned what to do from my friends and the older guys I hung with. The church was helpful at correcting some of what I … [Read more...]