Navigating a Sexless Marriage: Advice and Hope for Couples
Marriage After God - A podcast by Aaron & Jennifer Smith
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In this episode, we open up about our personal struggle with a sexless marriage, something we grappled with for many years. We delve into our journey, discuss the common causes of a sexless marriage, and provide potential solutions that helped us and may help other couples too. While each couple's experience is unique, we hope our story provides guidance and hope to those facing a similar situation. Key Points Discussed: Understanding Our Issue: We emphasize that it's crucial not to define our entire marriage by sex. Although sex is a vital aspect of a marital relationship, it shouldn't overshadow the other elements that make a marriage meaningful. Dealing with Our Discouragement: We share how living in a sexless marriage can feel lonely and discouraging. We discuss the importance of identifying and challenging the lies and doubts that may arise in such times. Our Practical Solutions: We believe it's essential to acknowledge that choosing to live in a sexless marriage isn't healthy or beneficial. We explore the practical steps we took to address this issue in a way that aligns with our faith and spiritual beliefs. Avoiding External Pitfalls: We stress the importance of resisting the temptation to seek fulfillment outside the marriage through mediums like romance novels or pornography, which can worsen the situation rather than help. Maintaining Hope and Encouragement: We discuss our journey through a sexless marriage, which required maintaining a positive mindset, keeping faith, and continually encouraging each other. Prayer: Dear Lord, Thank you for the special gift of sex in marriage. We appreciate the way you designed to experience being one flesh in a physical way. We pray we would continually pursue one another and posture our hearts to be inviting and ready and willing to embrace each other. We pray over our marriage and specifically our sex in marriage that we would be blessed and fulfilled. Please help us to love one another and meet each others needs. We pray when we come together; it would be a positive experience. In Jesus’ name AMEN! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/marriageaftergod/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands