From Estero, Florida, this is the one extraordinary marriage show.

We're being busy as overdone. Romancing is fun and scheduling sex has taken the guesswork at a wondering when you're going to get some. I'm Tony DeLorenzo, your co-host, along with my beautiful wife, Elisa. 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 858-8-8765663 or send us an email to Hugs at One Extraordinary Marriage.com.

In today's episode, we're addressing why sexual intimacy is essential and how neglecting this pillar can quietly

erode your closeness and connection even if everything else looks okay on the surface.

And there's a quote from Sue Johnson that addresses this where she says intimacy is not a luxury.

It's a lifeline. It's the way we know we are not alone in the world. And as authors of a book

on intimacy, I will say I 100% am on board with that quote. And we're going to be discussing that

in today's episode. But first, we start every episode with a hug. And a hug is really an

opportunity for us to share your transformation, your intentionality with the rest of the one family.

And this hug comes from an email that we received from a longtime listener that starts with, if it weren't for Tony and Lisa's podcast, their amazing six pillars of intimacy book and the one extraordinary marriage getaway in

Cancun last year, I don't know if we would be married.

That's a really big statement.

She goes on to share that they've been married for 31 years, raised two wonderful kids,

whether it moves, career changes, the loss of parents, major health crises,

and they did it together. But like so many couples, they reached a point where it felt like they

were just surviving, not thriving. They went to counseling. It helped some, but the real chef came

when she stumbled upon the podcast, picked up the book, and eventually surprised her husband

with tickets to our marriage getaway

in Cancun in 2024.

She goes on to say, when we arrived, we were surrounded by other couples who were all there

for the same purpose, to be intentional about reconnecting and growing as a couple.

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