Finding Words
‘But Herbert, that’s three nights in a row!’ Not that I’m complaining or anything. In fact, I’m quite delighted. There’s me worrying that our sex life would nose-dive when the seductions finished, but...
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Whisper #15 – A Charmed Life, updated.
Lots of you will remember Whisper #13 – A Charmed Life, which went up just before Christmas. It stuck a chord with so many of us. The comments section was filled with compassionate & generous...
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Date Night
I am standing in front of the bathroom mirror, examining my left buttock cheek. There are three tiny, pin-point bruises on my it, in a perfect triangle. They look utterly bizarre. ‘Perhaps I sat on...
View ArticleWhisper #25 – Bloody Sunday
Author: Lucy at Literary Friction My mother said that marriages were like trees. You nourished them, you let them breathe, and they grew solid and far-reaching. Circles within circles; spiralled roots...
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The Trouble with Love and Sex
This is just a short post to recommend a brilliant programme from BBC 2 last week. Wonderland: The Trouble with Love and Sex was based on recordings of real couples undergoing counselling with Relate....
View ArticleMopping the floor: better than sex!
I have to admit, I was rather disheartened to read this article in the Daily Mail. In it, Shona Sibary talks about all the things she’d rather do than have sex with her husband, and of course quotes...
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Ikea: Relationship Armageddon
Why do couples argue in Ikea? I was amused to see the story of an Australian couple who’ve won a prize to get married in Ikea. Quite apart from obvious question of why the hell anyone would want their...
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Relationships Are Hard: Separate Beds
I would hate to share a bed with myself. I thrash about, sleep-talk and grind my teeth. I also slurp water from a plastic bottle throughout the night, noisily. I am possibly the worst sleeping partner...
View ArticleIVF And Sex: How The Treatment Hurts Couples’ Sex Lives
Anyone who’s ever had conception sex will know what a killer it is: it’s therefore no wonder that IVF has such a devastating impact – particularly when it’s such a long and uncertain road for most who...
View ArticleWhy depression could dry up sex drive
This is unsurprising to anyone who’s experienced depression – and it can have a terrible impact on relationships. Why depression could dry up sex drive | Black Dog Tribe. The post Why depression could...
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