Day 26, 28 Day Marriage Challenge 2022

Day 26 of the 28-Day Marriage Challenge

Day 26: Bedroom Friends

Sex matters. It's not the most important aspect of marriage, but it also isn't some second-rate issue either. Intimacy is as important in marriage as anything else. The best way to improve the sexual relationship is not by focusing on sex; it's by focusing on friendship. In Friends, Partners, and Lovers, I write, "In marriage, great friends have great sex." (pg. 178) As a couple strengthens their friendship, it empowers them with the skills to learn how to have great sex. It helps their communication, builds their trust, and gives them a desire to give and receive pleasure.Too often, couples don't see the connection between friendship and intimacy. As they emotionally grow apart, the first symptoms are often seen in the bedroom. They think they have a sexual problem; they don't realize they have a friendship problem.   Application: Identify one or two ways you could increase your friendship. How would that increase influence your intimacy?For more, see:In Marriage, It's All Foreplay8 Lies We Believe About Sex