#454 Mismatched in Sexual Desire? You May Be Closer Than You Think
Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex
Authentic Intimacy®
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Are you sexually mismatched in marriage? Do you feel like you're in "drive" all the time while your spouse is in neutral (or putting on the brakes)? Here's good news: You're likely closer than you think. Join us to learn about the two types of desire, "receptive desire" and "initiating desire," and how to build a bridge between to the two.
Guests: Shaunti Feldhahn & Dr. Michael Systma
Show notes:
Secrets of Sex and Marriage: 8 Surprises That Make All the Difference by Shaunti Feldhahn & Dr. Michael Sytsma*
Dr. Sytsma's practice: Building Intimate Marriages
Join Juli for Second Cup
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friend, do you ever find yourself wishing you could go deeper into the topics and conversations |
| 0:05.5 | that we have on Java with Julie? Well, now you can. I'm excited to let you know about |
| 0:10.7 | second cup behind the scenes of Java with Julie, which is a special opportunity for a member |
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| 0:22.5 | takes place live on Zoom the first Tuesday of every month. You can ask me your questions and |
| 0:28.4 | I'll share more thoughts on recent episodes and what's coming up next. So I hope you'll join me on |
| 0:34.4 | March 7th, which will be our very first episode of the Second |
| 0:37.6 | Cup, and that will be at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. And if you'd like to join our member community |
| 0:43.3 | for Second Cup and other member benefits, just head to Authenticanimacy.com slash member. We'll |
| 0:50.4 | link to that in our show notes. |
| 1:00.1 | Did your research consistently find that most couples have sex less often than they want to? |
| 1:00.7 | Yes. |
| 1:03.8 | Like what percentage of couples would that be true for? |
| 1:07.7 | I don't know that I've run that number, but I would say it's the vast majority. It's a vast majority. |
| 1:12.9 | Hey friend, welcome to Java with Julie. |
| 1:15.5 | I'm Julie Slattery, and thanks for joining me today. |
| 1:18.5 | This podcast is an outreach of authentic intimacy, a ministry dedicated to reclaiming |
| 1:23.4 | God's design for sexuality. |
| 1:25.7 | Well, today we're going to talk about something that is super common |
| 1:28.7 | in marriage, and that's having a mismatch sex drive. And as you just heard in that clip, |
| 1:34.3 | the vast majority of couples are having a lot less sex than both of them want to. And that's |
| 1:40.3 | according to a national survey that you'll hear more about today from my guest, |
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