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Sex—the ordinary holiday

October 10, 2010

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…

Former Lovers and Facebook

July 31, 2010

Laurie Watson

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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’…

The Real Danger Porn Poses to Relationships

June 27, 2010

Laurie Watson

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… and why real intimacy beats virtual pleasure, even if it’s more work. I’m a psychotherapist, not a global exploitation expert, and I don’t have a huge political agenda: I simply work really hard with couples to help them learn to love each other better—especially sexually. I may disappoint many of you here by not…

What Wives Think Up When their Husband’s Penis Falls Down

June 8, 2010

Laurie Watson

All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics, Male Sexuality

False assumptions about husbands’ Erectile Dysfunctions Lo and behold, the children are launching themselves into the world, there’s free time in the house, and … sex is falling down. Erectile dysfunction suddenly starts happening more frequently Husbands frequently have the audacity to start losing their erections just about now. Or maybe they start demanding a…

Getting in the Mood

April 26, 2010

Laurie Watson

All Blogs, Desire, Sexual Dynamics, Female Sexuality, Couples Counseling

Getting in the mood may seem impossible. I worry about my children’s nutrition (or lack thereof); I plan meals and economical use of left-overs. My work troubles me no end as I struggle to be a more effective therapist. Squeezing in 30 minutes of exercise several days a week is a major triumph. The Sunday…

How Women Get Comfortable with their Genitals

April 19, 2010

Laurie Watson

All Blogs, Body Self-esteem, Female Sexuality, Parenting

To have a fully uninhibited sex life, women must get comfortable with their genitals. A yoni by any other name would smell as sweet, they just don’t know that. In my house, when my three sons were growing up, we called their stuff the Boy Toy. The Stuff is so cool; it crosses the finish-line first! Little…

Gambling Your Heart and Body on Monogamy – Part II

February 10, 2010

Laurie Watson

All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics, Couples Counseling

In Part I we discussed the relational risks in marriage for each opposing side of the closeness continuum: pursuers<—>distancers. Ironically the ability to be happier lies in risking what we fear most. For monogamy to become alive, safe, erotic and rich, pursuers must risk the fear of abandonment and losing control and distancers must risk…

Gambling Your Heart and Body on Monogamy

February 7, 2010

Laurie Watson

All Blogs, Sexual Dynamics, Couples Counseling

Maybe monogamy is dead. Given our society’s current divorce rate; the odds are against us. But what if you want it all and decide to gamble your heart and body in one place? What if you want to have sex worth having and to stay faithful? Granted, it’s a tough road, but the rewards of…

Can Love Last? – Yes! with Continuous Vulnerability

January 30, 2010

Laurie Watson

All Blogs, Desire, Sexual Dynamics, Sex Therapy, Couples Counseling

Who doesn’t want romance and sex to last? It’s the reason I went into practice for couples counseling. But anyone who’s been married for five minutes, much less for five or 15 years, knows love and sex changes this side of the altar. A huge number of books are written on the subject and its potential…

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May 23, 2009

Laurie Watson

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Sex—the ordinary holiday

Former Lovers and Facebook

The Real Danger Porn Poses to Relationships

What Wives Think Up When their Husband’s Penis Falls Down

Getting in the Mood

How Women Get Comfortable with their Genitals

Gambling Your Heart and Body on Monogamy – Part II

Gambling Your Heart and Body on Monogamy

Can Love Last? – Yes! with Continuous Vulnerability

Justo consetetur constituam probo

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