Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast. I'm your co-host, Christina Dodson. This is an Ask

Dr. Kim segment where people submit their questions for Dr. Kim Kim, and he answers them.

Thanks for listening. Today on Ask Dr. Kim, our question is how often should we be intimate as a

married couple? Great question. Dr. Kim, what do you think? Well, if you look at research, the average is two and a half times a week. So how do you do the half time? I've never figured. I don't know. You know, I think intimacy is such important thing, and especially as Christians, because it's such a blending of the physical, mental, emotional, and the spiritual part of the relationship.

So I think a couple needs to be intimate at least once a week.

I think there's just so many benefits of that.

I would prefer more often than that, and usually most couples at different seasons,

it's going to be more than that.

But I would never let longer than a week go by.

And I say that in all stages of life.

There is just something very special about that intimacy with each other that draws us together,

that makes us feel closer.

Thank God that he created us the way he did for we fit together so beautifully and just

giving us this incredible relationship.

So, yeah, at least once a week, twice a week, be my preference for most couples.

This is kind of where I feel like it should be.

Yeah, I think you make some great points.

I agree.

I think at the bare minimum, it has to be once a week just because it does, it connects you together in so many ways. It's like what you talk about in the seven secrets, you know, the mingling of the souls when it comes to sexual intimacy. It's so important to connect in that way. And then I think, too, just like practically speaking, like, you know, both of you have needs. And in order to fearproof your marriage, you've got to be making sure that you're meeting those needs.

And so I think that's really important to do.

So, you know, you mentioned a little bit about different seasons of life.

Does this number look different, different seasons of life?

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