And The Worst Lovers Are?

Onepoll.com polled 15000 women from 20 countries asking them to rate the sexual abilities of men from varying countries.  They were also asked to explain their answers.  The results?

Ice Cracking: A Deconstruction of Intimacy in Marriage

The lake freezes in mid-winter.  The icy sheet looks solid.  If you walk on it, you’ll get far enough thinking that all is well.  And then you hear it.  Pop!  Crack!  The ice is cracking.

 

It starts off with sex becoming

Marriage and Sex Podcasts

As a result of the success of our blog and newsletter, we are testing the response of our visitors to podcasts on marriage and sexual intimacy.

LoveNotes.ThePureBed.com will become a growing library of topical podcasts about all of the issues in this blog, our newsletter, in our Januray Marriage Retreat, on our site and more…

We hope you will visit and even comment on the podcasts as we develop and publish them.  We are not professional and our production is fairly crude but we are excited that the content will progressively overwhelm the presentation!

Sex and Booze News

According to a study recently conducted among 3000 British women concerning sex and alcohol, 75 percent of women like a drink or two before sex with their partner.  Scarier, 6 percent of the respondents indicated they’s never had sex while sober.  Is this to make sex more bearable?  Is it to deal with body image issues?  Is alcohol consumption a shortcut to managing sexual inhibitions?  Are British females disproportionately dependent on liquid courage?

Tap the Fat and Ride the Wave?

Weight gain.  This is an enormously sensitive and, possibly, painful occurence in many marriages.   You married them at 120 lbs.  Now they’re 220 lbs.  It’s not just the gain.  It’s the way you feel about it.  The problem is how you both feel about it.  How are you suppose to feel about it?!

Our Intimate Choices Marriage Retreat

Retreat site: Pacific Palms Resort

The Church, rather Catholic or Protestant, has long struggled to find its voice in promoting the virtue and value of sex while admonishing of its vices.  Over time, there has been the perception that the church is only willing to speak to those vices (adultery, premarital sex, etc.).  In truth, there are those who promote and herald the voice of God concerning positive sexuality in the context of marriage.  However, they are few and access to them may elude many as such conferences and retreats can cost upwards of $1200 and are often too general in their content to permit married Christian couples to gain a foundation that serves them in the long term.  We need more resources that help us answer the questions about how our attitudes and choices align with our faith (is oral sex

My Woo-hoo Hurts!

When he penetrates, it hurts.  Why?

Many dear wives experience pain during intercourse and are not sure whether there is a problem that requires medical attention, if there woo-hoos are

Vagina: Pre-Penetration Preparation

There are many myths concerning the vagina.  One such myth is that a vagina can be

When Sex Leaves The Marriage

By By Tara Parker-Pope (New York Times)

Published: June 3, 2009

Relationship researchers are studying no-sex marriages for clues on what can go wrong in relationships.

Wearing Red May Boost Sex Appeal

An excerpt from a Health article at CNN.com.  Read the entire article here.

Does wearing the color red give you a sexual edge? Maybe, according to a new study, which found that men find women