"Someone called me the "Miss Manners of Sex" this morning. I think it's because of all the sex tips I discuss and write about, being pleasant, patient, and generous tops the list. Most people I work with are dealing with intimacy issues, but that doesn't mean regular fights about the trash and the dog don't impact intimacy. I wish I could tell you most couples don't fight-that they get along nicely-but the truth is, they do. This happens for all sorts of reasons."
"Sometimes both partners are working from home and can't figure out how to let go of work stress when work is home and home is work. We all want some kind of work-life balance, but if you've been watching Severance, you know this can be taken to the extreme. The way life works these days is challenging. Everyone's glued to their phones, bills are high, and stress is through the roof for most of us."
Couples often engage in frequent, heated fights that extend beyond chores to include intimacy, preventing emotional and sexual connection. Work-from-home arrangements, constant phone use, financial pressure, and high stress contribute to increased conflict. Differences in handling stress and blurred boundaries between work and home exacerbate disrespect and hostility. Improving intimacy requires behavioral changes framed as Intimacy Etiquette: being pleasant, patient, and generous toward one another, and containing out-of-control fighting. Small, intentional practices and mutual concessions can help partners feel comfortable, open, and more connected emotionally and physically.
Read at The Source - Bend, Oregon
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