Marriage Monday Tip 20: Women: In a conflict, give him time to process before talking It is one of the most frustrating and insecure things we women go through: when we are in an emotional conflict with our man and most want him to talk to us and give us some reassurance…. he most needs space!…
Tip 18: Women: Show Your Husband That You Desire Him It is a common topic when women get together: why do men want sex so much more than we do? Sure, some couples are happily on the same page. But for many women, at the end of a long day we are just done –…
Tip 15: Appreciate His Desire to Provide At a recent women’s event, I got a question from a woman who had just gotten a big promotion and raise at her job. But her husband still seemed stressed about work and frequently mentioned his worries about layoffs. He hadn’t stopped his habit – which had always…
Dear Shaunti, We have young kids, and often I’m so exhausted that I just want to go to sleep without my husband trying to start something. Most of the time I have absolutely no interest in sex late at night, after running afternoon carpool, juggling karate and ballet lessons, making dinner, helping with homework (my…
Dear Shaunti, I read in your book that even happily married men struggle with looking at other women and even have images from the past pop-up in their minds. Does this mean that it’s OK for men to lust after women because they are wired this way? – Perplexed Dear Perplexed, No doubt about it,…
Dear Shaunti, I am definitely not the size I was when I married my husband. But honestly, 4 kids and 25 years later, I don’t see it ever happening. The problem is that I recently overheard my brother saying something about how happy he was, now that his wife was getting in shape. It irritated the…
