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The editors of the Marriage section want to hear from you about married sex.
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The business of being married can be highly technical at times — a time-intensive system in which couples establish behaviors and communication strategies to balance checkbooks, work schedules, kids (sometimes), in-laws, household chores, roles, personalities, and individual goals. A lot of the ink dedicated to marriage is about these types of issues.
And rightfully so! When two people put their lives together to create a new family, those things are all important. Relationships thrive or end over them every day.
But as important as all of those things are to a successful marriage, sex is every bit as important. No one gets excited about the thought of spending their honeymoon discussing what percent of the monthly household budget should be spent on rent.
The stereotype may be that marriage is where an active sex life goes to die, cold and alone, across an ocean of blankets and flannel pajamas, on the other side of the bed. Fortunately for married folk, the reality is often quite different. In fact, studies show that sex most often falls squarely into the domain of marriage and committed relationships.
If you’re married, or if you’re in a permanent, committed relationship, you probably already know that sex doesn’t stop being important once you start to share a bed every night. That’s why, in the interests of fostering a discussion about all the things that matter to men and marriages, the Good Men Project’s marriage editors are looking to spend some time this Spring hosting a discussion about married sex. After all, Spring is that magical time of year when men’s hearts turn to love.
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So, to break it all down, here’s what we’re going to be doing:
We’re compiling your answers to the question, “What is the best thing about married sex?” to include in an article that’ll celebrate all the best things that you think married sex, or sex in a long-term, committed relationship, has to offer.
We’ll be publishing a number of other articles about sex and marriage in the coming weeks from a variety of contributors.
We’re going to host a #GMPChat about sex and marriage.
Here’s what we need from you:
Tell us what you think the best thing about married sex is. What makes it special? Email your responses to the editorial team (just put “married sex” in the subject line) or put your thoughts here in the comments. You can send a sentence, a paragraph, a poem, or whatever else you can think of.
Do you have some expertise on the general topic of marriage and sex? Submit an article! Just email it to any of the marriage editors.
Be on the lookout for updates about the #GMPChat!
If you want to submit an article or contact us to let us know what you think the best thing about married sex is, here’s how:
Ben Martin: ben.martin.writing@gmail.com
Heather Gray: hgraygmp@gmail.com
Steven Lake: steven.lake
@therelationshipguy.ca
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