Let’s Talk About Sex, Or Better Yet – You Talk About it With Your

By Drs. Chuck And Jo-Ann Bird. Posted on Nov 9th 2012.

Use your quiet, private time together for that conversation. Kill the lights, light some candles, and make sure you do it early enough that neither of you are too tired from the day to talk and then try out some of the things you’ve talked about. You’ll get much better results that way.

Talking about sex is not the easiest thing to do, but remember you can change things, if you’re willing to make the extra effort.

Sincerely,

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