As a counselor, I have many clients who are concerned about privacy and sex. Love books are a good escape from reality and can help reduce the stress of everyday frustrations. And you can even learn some tips to improve your relationship. The danger arises if you start to believe in fantasy, compare your partner in real life to a fictional character and feel dissatisfied and not satisfied. One of the cool things about romantic heroes is that they do all the work, but in a real relationship with a real man, you probably have to get the ball rolling and let him know what you want.
Our culture is saturated with unrealistic representations of love, relationships, and family. From celebrity debacles and over-the-top movie romances, to highly exaggerated depictions and expectations of beauty, romance, and sex, the media bombard us with images and ideas that are the exact opposite of what works. in marriage. Look around at the “beautiful people”: how long do your marriages last and how happy do they really seem?
When people's expectations of what marriage entails are exaggerated, they feel disappointed and discouraged. Successful married couples have a more realistic idea that the marriage will not be ideal, and partnership and mutual love are things that you have to work on and build on for several years. If you love and care for each other, you have a better chance of success in your relationship.
Most couples who come to my consultancy with relationship problems report that their marriage lost its love a long time ago. It's easy to feel romantic when you're living apart and hanging out together because every moment you spend together is special. From the moment you start living together, these romantic moments are no longer automatic. Instead, they spend a lot of their time together on more mundane things: doing laundry, washing dishes, paying bills, or going to work. While it may be new, exciting, and fun at first, as soon as the initial novelty of living together wears off, those everyday things are no longer exciting and romantic for you, and you may worry that your partner won't care as much. . or is also excited to be with you.
Create intimacy
Pleasant sex is an important part of married life, helping to create a strong bond, which is the most reliable way to protect your connection. Fights happen more often in marriages where intimacy and bonds don't work. Intimacy is the art of making your partner feel understood and accepted. When this feeling is created, the barriers fall. Gentle touch, eye contact, a gentle sense of humor, and the right words create the atmosphere. Positive comments about your partner's appearance or the day's activities will also help. To reconnect, make sure you listen to yourself and understand your partner's needs and wants. The most powerful thing you can do to maintain a strong marriage is to form a partnership, a team, where both parties feel respected, loved, and needed. If you really want to restore the marriage, don't start by complaining about your unmet needs, but instead focus on the needs of your spouse. Once your good connection is restored, you can begin troubleshooting.
Here are some ways to restore privacy:
Guidelines to increase privacy
• Make recreation, play, and fun a priority. Put more energy into making your partner laugh and you will find that a playful approach will motivate you and your spouse to want to be around. Fun, humor, leisure activities, and nonsense are ways to recharge batteries, renew our energy, restore our hope and positive attitude, and connect with each other. Don't let television, email, computer games, or other unimportant people take up too much time.
• Don't let your expectations get out of control. Pleasure and intimacy do not depend on spending money or going to extremes; they don't depend on any particular environment or activity, and they don't have to be time consuming. Having fun is an internal process. You can sit still and talk about nice or interesting things, work together in your garden, play with the children or the dog, or do a puzzle. Singing, dancing, playing a sport or playing a board game may be what you need to feel close. Through play, we reconnect with our hearts, our childish selves, and the intuitive and spontaneous responses that lead to sex.
Yes, you can create intimacy with special occasions that require a little advance planning; But when you look at your most intimate experiences, they are more likely to have been spontaneous and simple rather than elaborate and expensive.
• Don't focus unrealistically on appearances. Aging together means that we will eventually show our age. Focus on how you feel about your partner, not baldness, weight problems, lack of ability to function. Fortunately, you can have sex with each other at your endowment if you learn to accept the changes that come with age. You may no longer be beautiful people, but you can have much more love, sex, and pleasure than they are if you are comfortable with the inevitable changes. Don't let our youth-obsessed culture rob you of the pleasures you can still have.
• Develop "cues" that work. A special light in the bedroom (when it's on, at least one of you is interested) that brings flowers into the house, dresses up, a certain touch or phrase.
• Please note that your desire for privacy is always a request and not a request; the difference is that a request can take "no" for an answer. A demand is oppressive; an application is complementary. The demands separate you; requests invite the other person to come closer.
• Once you have a few job transitions in place, try a few surprises. A surprise means they haven't been consulted, so with all surprises, give your partner time to respond and be prepared to change the details if necessary. They could shower, perfume, and dress in something that you know your partner will love when you get home from work and move in. Watch your partner's response and be prepared to back off if you've picked a bad time. Your sense of humor works well here. When it works well, surprises can add excitement and energy to your sexual relationship; but only if it is rarely done.
• Make reservations in a romantic place and treat your loved one with a romantic or sexy card during a quiet dinner. Because it comes as a surprise, build some flexibility into the plan and make sure the plans feel right for your partner, not just you. In other words, if you like to play golf and you want romance, choose a romantic location with a nearby golf course. If you love the sea and love to watch sports on TV, choose a beachfront hotel with a sports bar. During the getaway, share the activities as much as you can.
• Sex is a physical form of communication and, like any other communication, it takes time. Give yourself some transitional time before having sex. Don't expect to be able to jump into bed and "move on." Allow time for a quiet conversation, a sensual touch, etc. A "quickie" can be a lot of fun, but the fun disappears if it becomes your only option.
• For most of us (especially most women), “romance” is important to some degree in fostering a sexual mood. The relaxed anticipation produced by appropriate music, soft lights, and sweet words creates an ideal atmosphere for intimacy, leading to verbal and physical affection. Keep in mind that what looks romantic or sexy is different for men and women, so include suggestions that work for both of you. Many couples find that watching romantic or erotic movies helps set the mood.
• Privacy is only possible if there is also enough personal space. Plan a little distance, regularly. "How can you miss me if you don't go?" is a fun way to put it. Needs separate activities, friends, and interests to keep mutual desire fresh. It's great for your relationship when you have something interesting to say to your spouse when you get home.
• When you are married and living together, it is very easy to let go of romance. Don't forget to bring home flowers, send cards, create or buy silly little gifts for each other. Write poetry, silly notes or songs, cut out a cartoon from a magazine, or just say the positive things you feel. Take a few more minutes to organize a quiet time together, make the table a little more pleasant when you are home alone for dinner. If you know that your spouse finds a movie look sexy or romantic, imitate it: bring your wife the same kind of flowers or show yourself in the bedroom in similar panties that your husband admired on the floor. 'principal actress. If the romantic couple in the movie takes a long, romantic walk in the woods, try walking together in a local park.
• Review the memories of your first days together. Visit places that mean something to you: the restaurant where you had your first date, the park where you met, the romantic corner where you camped. Play your favorite love songs; rent an old romantic movie and eat some popcorn; do a crossword; go play golf; cook your favorite foods together. Reliving your first dates can rekindle those first feelings.
Mutual trust creates romance
Culturally, women have more permission for romance than men, but it has often been said that men are the true romantics. Many romantic poems, song lyrics, movies, and plays are written by men. Don't worry about your "image"; be prepared to risk feeling a little stupid from time to time. It is a great tonic for your relationship. Men, the main reward for you is better sex. Women, your reward is feeling loved and desired. Both of you will have a great time and enjoy it.