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Loving your husband does not mean that living with him is always easy.
Yes, I love my husband and family and wouldn't change a thing about our family unit. Now that I have made that obligatory statement, let me get to my point. There are certain issues that I have with the institution of marriage, which offers both wonderful benefits and incredible challenges, often in the same day. Here are the five things I hate about marriage.
1) Bathroom sharing. Frankly, there is no man on the planet with whom I would willingly share a bathroom (except perhaps an out-of-the-closet gay male with pathological OCD). In my experience, men have horrible toilet aim, … Read More
How to design your master bedroom so it supports the sacred intimacy of your relationship.
A master bedrooms differ from other rooms. It is the intimate heart of a household, the retreat that replenishes body and soul, the temple that honors love. Because bedrooms have such an important role in our lives, and because we spend one-third of our lives in bed, your master bedroom should be inviting, calming and wonderful.
The way we design our environments reflects and profoundly affects our outer and inner experiences; the décor of a bedroom should complement and support a relationship. It needs to reflect the personalities of both of the individuals, as well as the combined energy of the … Read More
The master bedroom is the intimate heart of your household. When designing the master bedroom do so with awareness; the bedroom you share with your partner is a container for your love.
Creating a master bedroom with your significant other is a perfect opportunity to honor each other. The process of designing your bedroom with consciousness will deepen your lives and nurture your bodies, minds and spirits on many dimensions.
The following slides show some elements to consider when designing your master bedroom.
To learn more, read "How To Make Your Master Bedroom A Sacred Space."
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From pillow choice to bedside reading material, Michael Shnayerson explains the art of "sexorating."
Though the economy is down, we know romps in the sack are up.
Susan Quilliam, editor of the newly revised The Joy of Sex, reported in her native UK last week, financial uncertainty increases a desire for the comfort of skin-on-skin contact. A recent survey of 20,000 Brits revealed sex to be their favorite low-cost activity.
The recession's love potion powers could peeter out the deeper into the economic crisis we get, Quilliam reasons, as anxiety kills rather than fuels the mood. That means, you best get your bedroom good and sexorated before it's used only for sleeping!
The sport of cuddling is fun for everyone involved but what happens when you lose circulation to your limbs? Rather than taking away from your time together, consider a few alternative cuddling positions.
Music and massages--and you thought a bed was for sleeping!
Remember Ewan McGregor as Catcher Block in the retro rom-com Down With Love? His bachelor bed isn't very impressive in front of this queen-sized made-for-lovin' mattress.
With 10 grand out of your wallet you can control and contort the Groove into various positions. You can even romance with the built-in sound system and relax with the powerful 12-program massage feature. Hollandia International, the makers, have already thought of everything for you--the air pressure powered remote control has big glow-in-the-dark buttons!
And don't worry, clean up will be easy with a mattress made … Read More
Some couples find that marital bliss sleeps in two separate beds.
Growing up, Mom and Dad shared a great, big king-sized bed. It fit a mountain of pillows, a couple of snuggly cats and all the stuff that pissed them off about each other's sleeping habits. Snoring, kicking, sheet-hogging, blanket-yanking, etc. etc. Man, if I had a dollar for every morning during my childhood that my mother snapped at my father about his snoring the night before....
Maybe Mom could have taken a cue from Huffington Post blogger Kira Craft (full disclosure: I used to work there as an editor), who admits sleeping side-by-side with her beloved is "impossible." Explaining … Read More
Marriage counseling? How to get a better night's sleep asap.
A new sleep study reports that women in unhappy marriages suffer from more sleep problems than those in happy unions. Kind of common sense, but it's the first study to track marital satisfaction and sleep and sleep problems lead to other health issues. So before you hit the hay, hit the marriage therapist's office. You'll thank yourself in the morning.
