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Is reading sexually explicit romance novels good for your marriage? (Hint: the answer is no.) Is reading these books as bad as viewing porn? You deserve a marriage that has not been influenced by unrealistic expectations and arousal brought to you by fiction.

As Bad as Porn?

Is reading sexually explicit romance novels good for your marriage? (Hint: the answer is no.) Is reading these books as bad as viewing porn? You deserve a marriage that has not been influenced by unrealistic expectations and arousal brought to you by fiction.

Intimacy in marriage includes knowing and accepting each other. My husband needs to accept that my sexuality is different from his, and he needs to accept that what I will give him in the form of my expression is the best way I can translate my feelings into his being desired. At the same time, I need to accept that my husband needs to feel sexually desirable to me. I learned that I could translate what I'm feeling emotionally into a sexual expression that will speak to my husband.

Lost in Translation

Intimacy in marriage includes knowing and accepting each other. My husband needs to accept that my sexuality is different from his, and he needs to accept that what I will give him in the form of my expression is the best way I can translate my feelings into his being desired. At the same time, I need to accept that my husband needs to feel sexually desirable to me. I learned that I could translate what I’m feeling emotionally into a sexual expression that will speak to my husband.