How to sanctify marital sex: a few notes
Not many people think of "sanctifying" sex -- but why not? It's good (very good!) and it comes from God -- why shouldn't it "go back to Him" as well?…
The Perennial Issue in Marriage, Again
It is a commonplace observation that men are often frustrated that their wives are not more interested in marital relations (that is, as interested as they are). Men would like…
How Important is the Sexual Satisfaction of a Wife?
[This is an expansion of a brief comment on a good post at catholicintimacy.com.] The answer to this question is simple: a wife's sexual satisfaction is really important, and, fortunately,…
Husbands Tend to Take the Lead
Husbands take the lead As I mention at other places on this website, I think that, in general (especially in genuine marriages, not just sexual couplings generically), husbands tend to…
Additional Thoughts on Foretalk
In the body of this website, one of the subjects is "foretalk," which I discuss here. I want to provide some additional thoughts on foretalk in this post. There are…
Unusually Thoughtful Comments on Marital Sexuality
As I have mentioned elsewhere on this website, I think the quality of reflection on marital lovemaking on websites today is generally pretty poor. (Moreover, there is not a lot…
The Other Side of Older Sex
I recently posted on the benefits and delights of "older sex." For example, my wife can stimulate me manually for a much longer time now than when I was young…
Sex in Old Age
A typical web discussion of sex in old age these days either trumpets how great it is, and how there need be no fall off from sex earlier in life,…
How Long Should Sex Last?
For checking how long your lovemaking lasts? There are many discussions on the internet, and some discussions by scientists and sexologists, about how long sex should last. (This is especially…
Welcome to these reflections on married lovemaking!
You can find pages and pages on the internet about sex, but it's so difficult to find sites that ask a lot of the really interesting, and really difficult,…