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Understanding Responsive Desire
It’s a typical evening in the Severson household. My husband and I are watching TV. Suddenly, something gets me aroused. Maybe it’s a romantic line in the show, maybe it’s the feel of my husband’s arm around me, but either way all of the sudden I want him so bad. I...
137: Blowjobs Aren’t Just for Husbands with Danielle Savory
According to a recent Instagram poll on our Instagram account, I learned that 80% of couples incorporate oral sex into their lovemaking, and 77% of them said they’d love tips on how to make it better. So let’s talk about blowjobs today. Let’s discuss how amazing they...
136: Sex When Aging with Natalie Wilton
I realize that as I age, my sex life is going to change. I don’t think I’m alone in having some anxiety over changes that might come. Yet sex when aging is a topic you don’t hear a lot of people talking about or addressing. You might be going through some transitions...
Sex and Aging
I remember watching a show with my roommates when I was in college. In the show, the main character had parents who were dealing with illness and aging. There was a scene where the main character awkwardly asked her mom if things were alright between her and her dad....
135: Talking to Your Teenagers About Sex with Sheila Wray Gregoire
I have six children, including 3 daughters, and I want to raise them well. I want to set them up for success in their future marriages. Research shows how we talk to our children, especially our daughters, about dating, sex, and relationships can affect the type of...
How to DIY Lingerie
A few months before my wedding, I realized that I would soon have a need for lingerie. I was so excited by the prospect, but also so nervous. I made sure I was alone in my apartment, then opened an incognito tab to look up where to buy lingerie. To my dismay, it was...
Being a Good Christian who Loves Sex
I was raised in a relatively sex positive household. We didn’t talk about it all the time, however I did see my parents being flirty and romantic with each other. We also had a rule in our house that I could ask my mom any question about sex and she would answer it...
134: When Developing One’s Sexuality Leads to a Faith Crisis with Jacqlin Guernsey
Crises aren’t necessarily a bad thing in and of themselves. Although they’re very unpleasant, they can lead to forcing us to grow up and better define ourselves and where we stand. They can serve as catalysts that anchor our moral compass internally within ourselves...
How to Have Car Sex
You're sitting on the couch with your spouse, watching a classic RomCom. The protagonists on screen are in the car. It's pouring rain, or they’re stuck in a ditch, or their car has a flat tire, or any other number of plot conveniences to keep the pair stuck in the...
133: Slip Into Something a Little More Authentic Tonight! with Amber A. Price
In any intimate relationship, we want two things, which paradoxically seem to be at odds with each other: we want to belong to ourselves (that is, autonomy), and we want to belong to someone else. In many marriages though, it’s easy for one person to fold into the...
132: Praying for Your Sex Life with Dan Purcell
Today. I just want to get honest with you and talk about marriages and why they are really difficult sometimes. Frankly, marriages take a lot of work. A wedding may have just been a day; but building a marriage, especially an intimate marriage, is a lifetime pursuit....
Commuter Marriages: Keeping the Spark Alive
If you prefer to listen: here is our podcast on Commuter Marriages Many couples, for a variety of reasons, have to live apart for a time. This experience is sometimes called a long distance relationship or commuter marriage. Jobs, military deployments, sick relatives...
Praying For Your Sex Life
My friend, Robert recently got me interested in getting a new home gym and I recently got it. It's been a blast. This particular home gym is fancy; it's computerized resistance. What it does is it senses your current strength level and sets the weights automatically...
Blue Balls: Myth vs. Reality
Way back in the day, I remember sitting in my boyfriend (now husband)’s apartment hearing his roommate loudly complain. He was telling a story about making out with his girlfriend when he all of the sudden got “the worst pain of [his] life” in his balls. According to...
131: How to be a Power Couple with Melanie Studley
When you hear the term, Power Couple, what comes to mind? To me I think about a couple that is dedicated to each other and committed to building a marriage in which they know they can tackle every challenge that comes their way. My guest today is Melanie...
Self-Sabotage in Marriage
It’s a typical evening in my apartment. I am working until 10 pm, when my husband finally gets home. I’ve been sitting at my laptop, writing this blog, and I want to practice what I’m preaching ;). I give my husband a big hug, but then beat around the bush. ...
130: Lingerie? YES PLEASE! with Alex and Kadi of EveryLove Intimates
I’m pretty excited for today’s podcast episode, all about lingerie. I recently asked my Instagram followers if they regularly include lingerie in sexy time, and 39% responded yes. In general, husbands were more excited about seeing their wife in lingerie than wives...
Your Wonderful Clitoris!
After getting married, we all make compromises. One of my compromises was watching all of the TV show How I Met Your Mother. I remember one scene where the married couple, Lilly and Marshall, are visiting the OBGYN. Marshall is looking at a diagram on the wall and...