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Arranged Marriages

It’s estimated that about half of marriages worldwide are arranged. These weddings are marital unions brought together by a third party, sometimes a matchmaker, sometimes the families. They are typically not forced marriages. While arranged marriages come with their...

Sex and the Holidays

Do the holidays boost your libido?… or shrink it? While the holiday season can be filled with fun activities, parties, and community, it can sometimes come with its fair share of challenges as well. Creating time to be intimate with your partner can feel tricky;...

Rebuilding Sexual Trust

Trust is the foundation for a strong relationship and great sex! Breaches in trust are often at the center of relational challenges, ongoing misunderstanding and breakdowns in communication. If your relationship has gone through a rough patch and your foundation feels...

Intimacy in Arranged Marriages: Setting Up for Sexual Success

Western culture often tends to regard “arranged marriages” as an ancient and somewhat outdated practice. The truth is this type of matchmaking is still widely practiced in many cultures around the world. Even though “hooking up” and “no strings attached” casual sexual...

The Telltale Signs Your Partner is Cheating

Featured in the HerNorm Relationship Expert panel. Read below or at HerNorm.   Call it intuition. Call it a sinking feeling in your gut. It starts with an inner knowing that something is just “not quite right.” Truthfully, 9 times out of 10 you are probably right...

Father’s Day Sex? Let’s Talk.

Is sex a good Father’s Day gift? If it’s consensual, sure. So, you bought the lingerie, you’ve stashed some candles and massage oil (and maybe lined up a sitter for the evening if you have children). But are you in the mood? This is the important...

Social Distancing and Intimacy

Virtual connection while we shelter in place The time we’re being asked to spend hunkered down at home is unprecedented. While this may be less challenging for introverts, the intense and immediate shift in our day-to-day routines has definitely added a new dimension...

Sex and Marriage: Where’s the Sex? (Part 2)

Sex and marriage go together… Right? Last week, I wrote about the all-too-common occurrence of sexless marriage, defined as a marriage (or relationship) in which there are low to no levels of sexual intimacy, generally less than ten times a year. While sure,...

Bringing Sexy Back: Reviving a Sexless Marriage (Part 1)

Marriage without sex? Yes, it happens. Sexless marriage is one of the most common reasons couples come to work with me, and if you’re in one, you’re not alone — numerous recent studies from the past few years have shown that at least 15-20% of all...

Sexual Agreements and Conversations (Part 2)

What are sexual agreements, anyway? Sexual conversation and agreements with our partners about sex, invite a healthy discussion about what we’re open to… and not open to, and the parameters of the relationship itself. These conversations go beyond...

Getting Over it: How to Recover from an Affair

It might not feel like it, but you CAN recover from an affair. For a lot of people, when they discover their significant other has been having an affair, it’s a devastation they think they’ll never recover from. Many people see it as the immediate end of...