From San Diego, California, this is a one extraordinary marriage show.

We're being busy as overdone, romancing as fun, and scheduling sex has taken the guesswork at a

wondering when you're going to get some. I'm Tony Deloranzo, your co-host, along with my beautiful

wife, Alisa. From coast to coast and around the world, thank you for joining us. It's time to talk

sex, love, and commitment. Give us a call or text us on the hug hotline at 858-8765-663

or send us an e-mail to hugs at oneextraordinarymarriage.com.

In today's episode, we're talking about how to navigate your physical and sexual intimacy

when it's cold outside. There's a quote from Lucy Larcom that says,

if the world seems cold to you, Kindle fires to warm it. I'm like, oh, kind of like that idea.

Let's Kindle our own fires. That's right. That's what we're going to be talking about in this

episode. But first, we start every one extraordinary marriage episode with a hug. A hug is really

an opportunity for Tony and I to celebrate your intentionality, to celebrate where you are

taking action your marriage. And this hug comes from a post we were tagged in on Instagram

that started with sometimes I feel like my spouse and I are roommates running a daycare,

especially during those challenging seasons that can naturally pull you further and further apart.

You can find yourself actually only talking to your spouse when it's about the children

or work and it can be hard to feel truly connected. My husband and I are actually in the middle of

a marriage study right now by one extraordinary marriage called the six pillars of intimacy,

the secret to an extraordinary marriage. It has seriously helped us so much to be able to

prioritize our relationship in the midst of raising three young children. Just as a side note,

three young kids making time to prioritize the marriage, it can be done. It can be done.

She goes on to say, I'd encourage any couple at any stage of marriage to dive into this study

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