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From Estero, Florida, this is a One extraordinary marriage show where being busy is overdone.

Romancing is fun and scheduling sex has taken the guesswork out of wondering when you're going to get some.

Creators of the Six Pillars of Intimacy, I'm Tony DeLorenzo, 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, 87765663,

or send us an email to Hugs at One Extraordinary Marriage.com. In today's episode, we're talking

about why sexual intimacy fades in long-term marriage

and what's really happening beneath the surface when couples feel distant in the bedroom.

And there's a quote that I actually shared with some clients a while back talking about this

and it says, I said, desire doesn't just disappear. It goes quiet when it doesn't feel

safe to speak. I think as we're talking about sexual intimacy fading in the bedroom, it really

ties into this. And we're going to be talking about that in today's episode, but we start

every episode with a hug. And a hug is really an opportunity for us to celebrate you, to celebrate

the one family, the areas where

you've taken action and created change in your marriage.

And this hug comes from a five-star iTunes review that we received that starts with,

what can I do was the topic of an episode at the beginning of 2018.

Oh my gosh, that was eight years ago.

My husband and I were headed for divorce during a highly stressful time of life with a newborn and I was ready to quit. As I sat alone right after

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