"It sounds terrible to say, but with the mental and physical demands of motherhood, it was usually the last thing on my mind. Reading spicy novels and discussing them with my book club not only brought sex to the forefront of my mind, but it also allowed me to check in with my peers about what's working in their marriage sex-wise, and what's not."
"Reading spicy novels and discussing them with my book club not only brought sex to the forefront of my mind, but it also allowed me to check in with my peers about what's working in their marriage sex-wise, and what's not. We talk about everything from frequency to positions to the infamous sex droughts. This helped me figure out the magic number for my marriage, plus how to broach the subject with my partner."
Spicy novels and a book club helped a mother reprioritize sex after years of focusing on parenting and household responsibilities. Club conversations enabled candid exchanges about frequency, positions, and sex droughts, offering practical strategies and peer support. Those discussions clarified an appropriate frequency for the narrator's marriage and provided language to broach the topic with her partner, leading to a positive response to scheduling more weekly intimacy. Conversations also addressed challenges of sex after 40, including mental load, career pressures, household tasks, physical changes, and perimenopause. Fictional examples modeled assertiveness, empowering the narrator to express preferences and improve marital sex life.
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