by Lesli | Feb 21, 2025 | Marriage & Romance
“I much prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.” Orson Welles I’ve started something new this year—First Friday Ask Me Anything. It’s the chance for you to get free coaching about anything marriage related. This month Paul took me up on...
by Lesli | Dec 20, 2024 | Marriage & Romance
“Anything in life that we don’t accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it. “Shakti Gawain I don’t want to sound hokey, but the best gift you can give to your wife doesn’t come in a box. It’s also not just a once-a-year at the...
by Lesli | Dec 13, 2024 | Marriage & Romance
“We fear rejection, want attention, crave affection, and dream of perfection.” Mac Miller Two separate emails collided for me this week around the topic of physical intimacy. I’m taking it as the universe wanting me to address this important marital topic. Because it...
by Lesli | Jun 21, 2024 | Marriage & Romance
“The need for love and intimacy is a fundamental human need, as primal as the need for food, water, and air.” – Dean Ornish I saw a headline the other day about marriage being a place where sex goes to die. Like a lot of the subject matter dealing with marriage, it’s...
by Lesli | May 24, 2024 | Marriage & Romance
“Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.” Oscar Wilde The John Wooden quote, “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?” popped into my head earlier this week when I was talking to Elliot who just married...
by Lesli | Apr 26, 2024 | Marriage & Romance
“There’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.” – Billy Joel Intimacy (not just sex) is often a desired part of marriage. But judging your relationship by what is, or is not, happening...
