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Scraps

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Jess Connell

You’ve already given your best to the kids. all. stinkin. day. long. So what’s left for your husband– this man you pledged your life and love to?   Scraps.   Can I ask you a personal question? You don’t have to answer me… just answer in your heart: how long has your husband been surviving…

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9 Ways to Have a Rotten Sex Life

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Jess Connell

If you want a guaranteed way to have a miserable sex life with your husband, read on. Seek your own way, only, ever. Make sure the only thing you focus on is how often YOU want sex, how often you DON’T want it, how YOU feel at every given moment, what YOU think your needs are….

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Q&A: I’m Nervous. What If the Kids Can *Hear Us* Making Love?

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Jess Connell

Today’s Q&A is a really practical, common concern for many women: WHAT IF the kids can hear us making love?  It’s something almost all couples have to work through. Here’s the question I received: Q: I just read your post about “make love – let him hear you”.  In the post you reference letting your husband hear your pleasure…

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Q&A: What if I Don’t Feel “In the Mood?”

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Jess Connell

Q: I would like to see practical tips for how to make it a priority and how to feel ‘in the mood’ when I am so tired… A: Well, since you asked a straight question, I’m going to give you a straight answer. 🙂 I think waiting and hoping to feel “in the mood” may be…

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Cooking, Sex, and Giving Honest Feedback

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Jess Connell

Imagine the pressure– (perhaps you feel this pressure over the holidays!?) Christmas dinner will be at your house, and everyone’s looking to you to make it. Only problem is, you cook infrequently, don’t really know your way around the kitchen, and are relying on ingredients you only rarely use or eat. The pressure to produce…

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Do Him Good!

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Jess Connell

{Today’s post is a follow-up from Monday’s– Christian Wife, Let Your Husband Be.— where a reader asked, “Beyond having a joyful attitude towards love making and keeping the home a happy sanctuary for him, what are more specifics things wives can do? I know every husband will have different things that are life-giving to him,…

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Make Love: Let Him Hear You

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Jess Connell

I’m convinced that this one skill can make all the difference in a couple’s sexual relationship. Though it may not come naturally, it’s a game changer when we can learn to do this openly, with a receptive heart, and without shame. Here it is: TALK HONESTLY ABOUT SEX WITHOUT SHAME OR DISCOURAGEMENT. As a wife, it can make…

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READER QUESTION: What To Do About My Device-Addicted Husband?

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jess Connell

A reader asks: Q: Jess, what about when my husband is glued to his phone/laptop/ research for work constantly? Even when we eat meals together his smartphone is nearby in case any notifications pop up. He keeps music/talk shows playing in his headphones continually and actually does close to nothing around the house (with the exception…

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Home Is Wherever I’m With You

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Jess Connell

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have the cutest, hippy-dippy love song. It’s my most recent favorite song to capture some of the way I feel about Doug: Oh, it gets some things wrong. Don’t go looking for perfect expressions of truth among imperfect humans. Every human offering gets some things wrong. And yes, it’s…

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What I’m Reading, Thinking, Doing – 7/31/15

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Jess Connell

WHAT I’M READING: Ten Proposed Commandments for Christian Parenting — #4 is the one that’s most difficult for me. What about you? A Letter to the Sister in Christ Who Aborted Her Child(ren) Can We Kill Human Beings if They Are Not Persons? On Planned Parenthood, Ashley Madison, and Shame— What happens in a culture where sexuality…

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