Walk past most magazine racks in the grocery store and you are bound to be inundated with headlines boasting the "latest" or "hottest" or "kinkiest" bedroom tricks for couples eager to get it on. Let's face it. Keeping the mood sensual and the marriage bed beguiling is tough to do. For some couples, the honeymoon takes a backseat as life rears its necessary head after the first … [Read more...]
Top 10 Things Women Love To Do On Valentine’s Day
[tps_header] Valentine’s Day is around the corner. For many, this day of love comes with some stress due to the uncertainty around gift ideas. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. Honestly, it shouldn’t be that way. Expressing yourself to the woman you love should come easily. February 14th shouldn’t be about how much you spend or how many gifts you buy. It should be a … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Make Your Husband Say “DAMN, I Love This Woman”
Two weeks ago, the ladies were clapping their hands, supporting the advice I gave in this article about telling the fellas how to STEP THEIR GAME UP. Well , you know it wouldn’t be me if I didn’t come back and give some tips to the ladies to help them pep up their romance game as well. Ladies, just like us men, you sometimes get way too comfortable as well. Sometimes, you … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Spice Up Your Marriage: Don’t Settle for Sexless in Your Sanctuary
So, Valentine’s Day is over. But does that mean you just hang up the romance until the next special occasion? Remember the time (in my Michael Jackson voice) when you two first got married and you simply couldn’t keep your hands off each other...and there was no special occasion necessary? There was this insatiable magnetism when you two were together. But then you allowed life … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Reconnect With Your Spouse When You’re Not Feeling Each Other Anymore
After being married for a while, your relationship can change. Children, busy careers, and a home to manage are just a few of the things that can cause couples to drift apart while they try to keep up with the world around them. Feeling disconnected from your spouse is not always the result of a lack of love, infidelity, or some other major event. Many times, the disconnect … [Read more...]
7 Tips to Get You Back in the Mood for Intimacy Quickly
How many times have we all read or even watched stories about couples that haven’t had sex in weeks? Unfortunately, it seems like a sexless marriage is the norm for many. What’s up with that, though? Isn’t a huge part of marriage the joy that comes with being intimate with someone you love? If that piece is missing, doesn’t that mean your marriage is headed for trouble? I’m … [Read more...]
7 Songs Every Man Listens to When He’s Falling in Love
Okay I know when we think of love songs, we always think of the ladies being sappy and in love, but you haven’t seen anything until you watch a man fall in love. Men might do it in the privacy of their own homes, but we get just as sappy and all those love songs start speaking to us too. Maybe it was just me…now I KNOW it wasn’t just me…but I remember being on the phone for … [Read more...]
The Shocking Enemy Robbing You of a Great Sex Life
The product of a loving, healthy, and thriving marriage is a great sex life. Each of us have at least one love scene from a movie that inspires you to have a passionate love life with your spouse. Sex is God’s invention for couples to share in something they will share in with no other person. If someone asked you if a great sex life is a desire for you and your spouse, you … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Make Valentine’s Day Last All Year
Let the "Relationship Rescuer" help you fill your year with romance by bringing creativity, passion and intimacy back into your relationship. Here are some exciting inexpensive ideas to make your love last from Valentine's Day 2015 to Valentine's Day 2016. The idea here is for both partners to actively participate and show their love by implementing the ideas. Use these ideas … [Read more...]
Why You Need A Date Night in the Next Two Weeks
One of the things a couple can do to ensure they keep their relationship fresh and exciting is to schedule a weekly date night. This should be a standing appointment that couples make a firm commitment to keep. This standing weekly appointment should be the most important, respected, and valued event on your calendar. Keeping this commitment communicates to your partner that … [Read more...]
3 Simple Rules to Giving Her the Romance She Desires
Time and time again I hear women raise the issue of a lack of romance in their relationship. They wish their man had it in him, or was at least willing to learn. Unfortunately a lot of men seem to be clueless as to how to speak to the hearts of their woman, and know how to truly make her feel special. So why do so many men struggle with being romantic? I believe it’s because … [Read more...]
31 Romantic Messages to Write in Your Wife’s Valentine’s Day Card
It’s the day before Valentine’s Day and you’re standing in the card aisle at your local drugstore, sorting through the crumpled leftovers. All that’s left are blank cards that say Happy Valentine’s Day on the cover and the assorted chocolates nobody likes to eat. Before panic sets in because you have no idea what to write in the card, refer to this list of thirty romantic … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Heat Up Your Relationship in the Middle of Winter
The weather outside is frightful, at least in Pittsburgh where I reside. But despite the falling temps, couples, especially ones with kids, can still heat up their relationships. Here are 10 ways you can keep the fire burning. 1. Get a Couples Massage You spend all day taking care of someone else, so it's time for someone to take care of you! Relax and relieve your … [Read more...]
What Is Intimacy In Marriage?
by G. Corey Carlisle Deep in the heart of every person is the desire to know and be known. God created us for this relational intimacy as a reflection of himself and his desire to be in a mutual and profound relationship with us. In marriage, we often confuse our ideas of closeness and being romantic with intimacy. However, true intimacy is about allowing ourselves to be … [Read more...]
What Phase Of Love Are You In?
by Mary Claremont Valentine's Day has come and gone. Some married men and women anticipated the holiday for weeks, looking forward to basking in the glow of love and sweet exchanges with their spouse. But, the truth is, many couples look forward to Valentine's Day with as much disdain as Friday the 13th. They go through the motions with no sense of love to celebrate. Any … [Read more...]