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Sexuality of Hope or Despair in Marriage

Laurie Watson
Attachment and its effect on sexuality. We marry with a commitment that sex will continue to make our union alive and complete. With sacred vows we commit onto sexual fidelity—an alive sexual relationship solely with our chosen partner. Over and over again, we make love and grow in secure attachment. Oxytocin chemical binds us. Attachment means…
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Are You Not Attracted to your Partner Anymore?

Laurie Watson
So many patients I’ve helped have said, “I’m not attracted to my partner anymore.” I hate to say it, but this is normal. When we are in disillusionment, our partner seems more toad than princess or prince. Most of these people have married relatively-to-amazingly attractive partners. I know; I’ve met them. But when we have…
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Intimate Desire

Laurie Watson
Sexual desire beats like a heart through a healthy marriage, pumping life into the mundane, dayto-day repetitions of running a household to the extraordinary moments of the perfect romantic dinner. Through this powerful life-force, we are drawn to one unique person from the sea of all possible mates to create an unparalleled match with the…
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11 Honeymoon Assignments

Laurie Watson
Spend a honeymoon afternoon preparing for a lifetime of good sex. If you want the honeymoon to be just the beginning of a fulfilling sex life, spend an afternoon on the beach sharing intimate secrets of what, when, where, and how you like sex! Laying down a pattern of openness gives your sex life the needed…
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Is Fighting About Sex Ruining your Marriage?

Laurie Watson
Balance the between space and get happy sexually. What if you felt as content as this blog picture looks? If sex were not a problem, would you be happy again in your marriage?  Amherst, a thirty-nine year old mother of three, told me that her marriage would be a “10” if their conflict over frequency…
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February 15th: Falling Out of Love

Laurie Watson
Yesterday: high holiday for lovers; today, disillusionment everywhere. It was the high holy holiday for lovers yesterday.  Today, there is disillusionment everywhere. Some of us had sex.  Some of us didn’t get any.  Some of us got some but didn’t really want it to begin with. Maybe the restaurant was too crowded or our indigestion stopped…
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