Sex, Marriage and Fairytales

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Marriages today are struggling.  The issues husbands and wives face are often the result of unmet expectations or lack of communication.   The sad thing is that most couples choose to accept mediocrity…in the way we treat each other, the time spent together in the home and in the bedroom.

We have believed the Hollywood lie that marriages are based on feelings of euphoria.  Our choice of words and actions are expressed by how we feel at the moment.  If we are angry, especially us wives, we withhold sex as a way to punish our spouses.  We feel justified in our stance…he isn’t loving me the way I want therefore he isn’t going to get anything from me!  On the other hand, husbands often can’t quite figure out what their wives actually need and instead of asking what they need, they choose to ignore it making the wives despondent and angry.

It is a vicious cycle but one that can be changed.  With Jesus at the centre of a marriage, selfish ambition has to cease.  If we claim to love God, then we will desire to love others they way Christ calls us to.

I came across this fantastic video of a young, unmarried man’s perspective of sex, marriage and fairytales.  Take a look.  I think he sheds a lot of light on the topic.