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Give me sex; I’ll give you talk. Talk to me; I’ll give you sex

Laurie Watson
Sex Therapy, All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics
For more sex, unhook from the power struggle. Contingent problem-solving results in lonely, sexless marriages.  Power struggles in marriage impact physical intimacy every day. When the answer to “do you want to make love?” is “no” — little compromise seems to be present.  When your partner cranes their neck to see the screen when you are talking,…
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Overwhelmed by Life, Underwhelmed by Sex – Excerpt from Laurie’s Book

Laurie Watson
All Blogs, Desire, Sexual Dynamics, Sex Therapy
The first part of an excerpt from Laurie’s book. An excerpt from Laurie’s forth-coming book: Wanting Sex Again! “I never want to have sex again!” blurted out Karen, a 33-year-old willowy blonde dressed in shiny pinstripes, within two minutes of walking into my office. I wasn’t surprised, really. I hear this sentiment nearly every day from…
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6 Tips for Best Sex Honeymoons

Laurie Watson
All Blogs, Sex Therapy, Honeymoons
Best Sex Honeymoons – Adventure or Sun-drenched? Honeymoons are sex holidays, not a mad-scramble, world-class traveling extravaganza! They are meant to give young couples private time to worship each other bodies. Before the couple sets up house, goes back to graduate school, or starts impossibly demanding careers, they need at least a week to soak…
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What A Temper Does to a Sex Life

Laurie Watson
All Blogs, Desire, Sexual Dynamics
Got Anger? You won’t have sex. Having a temper means having a lonely bed Flash Forward was an action-packed TV series about a cataclysmic event that knocked unconscious almost every human on the planet and for those that survived, allowed them a 2-minute glimpse into the future. If you have a temper, I’d like to offer…
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Sex—the ordinary holiday

Laurie Watson
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Sex does for everyday life what holiday rituals do. It’s fall, glorious fall! The days are cooling off in North Carolina and I delight in sprays of yellow leaves fluttering to the ground. My heart is always happy when we head into the start of school, the change of seasons and the holidays. It’s such…
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Former Lovers and Facebook

Laurie Watson
All Blogs
Your spouse wants to Facebook ‘friend’ a former lover?!? What should I say?? Hell, no. Unless you’d like to have him/her over for dinner or a threesome. Then go for it. And if the former lover contacted your spouse, you can pretty much assume dinner isn’t on their mind. Like Facebook, it starts with an ‘F’…
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