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Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Formulas Don't Work for Sex

Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Focus on the Family

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.51.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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0:00.0

Hey friends, here's the latest episode of my podcast, ReFocus with Jim Daily, featuring

0:04.6

former NFL player, Benjamin Watson. He shares about protecting the lives of every human being,

0:10.4

pursuing justice for all. Visit ReFocus with JimDaily.com.

0:20.6

When it comes to sexuality, your spouse is unique individual and here she has specific

0:26.3

desires and needs and in a cry-centered marriage, we've got to make sure that we're blessing

0:31.5

our spouse, meeting their needs and not just seeking our own. I'm John Fuller in the studio

0:36.8

with Greg Smolley and his wife, Aaron. Aaron, there are many couples who are dissatisfied

0:42.8

with this particular aspect of marriage. I mean, just lots and lots of couples, right?

0:47.2

Well, and what I would say is when couples come into my office, typically they're something

0:53.5

they're dissatisfied with. I always laugh because my couples don't come in here because things

0:58.3

are going well, typically. I mean, some couples will come in and say, we just want to tune up.

1:04.4

Great, but the research shows that 34% of married couples are dissatisfied with their sex life.

1:12.6

How many? 34%. That's moderately high. What I will often say to couples who are dissatisfied

1:22.4

is, you know what, A, let's unpack that and figure out why are you dissatisfied? And then what

1:28.4

is really leading to whatever's causing the dissatisfaction? And you know, it can be anywhere from

1:35.8

medical issue to past abuse or exhaustion or mishandled conflict or disconnection. So it's just

1:44.5

looking at what's going on. That's leading you there. I so appreciate the heart and the way you

1:49.6

just express those questions. And it may be that you're having trouble with this particular dynamic

1:56.7

of your marriage. If so, lean in because Deborah Fileta and Gary Thomas have written an excellent book.

2:03.6

It is a treatise, a really good treatment of the topic and it's called married sex. Look

2:10.4

in the show notes for links. Let's go ahead and listen to Deborah and Gary as they speak with Jim

2:16.0

Daily. Deborah, let's right here near the end. Let's give a little recap so that we can kind of

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