090: The Truths
About Marital Intimacy: A Critique of Wendy Nelson's Sex Talk: Helfer - Parker and de Azevedo - Hanks Part 2
Not exact matches
But, as I say, much more needs to be included
about the nature of the human body and the reasons why the
marital context is the morallycorrect context within which sexual
intimacy is expressed.
The group succeeded in reaching a feeling level, discussing such matters as their perceptions of each other, feelings
about having children as this relates to
marital intimacy, and the grief experience of one member.
Sexual
intimacy, finances, and old hurts are often difficult to discuss honestly with a spouse, so we talk
about those issues in individual sessions before bringing them to the
marital sessions.
However, participants say hearing other couples voluntarily discuss similar
marital, sexual and
intimacy issues in their own marriage helps them stop feeling bad
about themselves.
You can learn how to improve your
intimacy and strengthen your
marital bonds if you talk
about your feelings in an open, honest setting.
If you believe in your marriage, trust each other, and communicate well with one another
about the issue of lack of sleep in your lives, sleeping apart won't hurt your
marital intimacy.
How we interact
about issues such as time spent together / apart, money, health, gender differences, children, family, friends, commitment, trust, and
intimacy affects our ability to develop and maintain lasting
marital friendships.
Talking
about private aspects of your personal life such as your
marital or financial problems invites feelings of
intimacy.
Theories suggest that drinking concordance has a beneficial effect on
marital quality because of similar beliefs
about the positive effects of alcohol for
intimacy, shared leisure and social activities, and more frequent
marital interactions (Homish & Leonard, 2007).