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Under the covers: Talking about lost sexual interest in your marriage

Written by Todd Foley

*Names changed to protect privacy

Carla* admits to having affairs with married men. One man told her that his wife perceived herself as less desirable after giving birth to their first child and believed he felt the same way. But he didn't perceive his wife that way, he told Carla. “He doesn’t want to be seeing [me],” Carla says. “He just wants his wife back.”

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Q&A: Fading romance in marriage

Question: My spouse and I have only been married a couple of years, and already I sense that something has begun to change in our relationship. The original “shimmer” of our romance seems to have faded. To be honest, our life together is becoming rather routine and dull. Is something wrong with us? Are we “falling out of love?”

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Blending two spiritual lives

He shook his head dolefully as we talked about our future marriage and my thoughts on spiritual intimacy. "I'm not so sure I'm knowledgeable enough to be the spiritual partner you need me to be," Dale said.

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I avoided the topic for months, but then during one evening, I spoke the five brave words my wife longed to hear. “OK, I’ll try ballroom dancing.” In order to fulfill my promise, I had to break out of my after-work routine, which would be harder than I thought.

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