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Have More Sex, Fight Less

March 10, 2009 at 8:00 AM by Cafe Kristen - Comments (6)

fight less, sex moreAn episode on Dr. Phil last week was about how to have more sex and fight less. I know the only fight I want to have with my husband involves a pillow.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach was giving advice. He's the host of TLC's Shalom in the Home and author of The Kosher Sutra: Eight Sacred Secrets for Reigniting Desire and Restoring Passion for Life.

Together, they helped couples learn how to fight less and have more sex.



Here are a few key points from the show:

  • Do something different, and stop attacking each other.
  • Wake up every day and ask yourself this one question, "What can I do today to put sex back in this marriage?"
  • Realize that being angry makes you tired, and being tired isn't erotic. Try not to be angry about little things and channel that anger into more positive outlets like exercise.

And here are Dr. Phil's top 5 health benefits of sex:

  1. Relieves stress 
  2. Boosts immunity
  3. Burns calories
  4. Improves cardiovascular health
  5. Boosts self-esteem

Would you like to fuss less and get it on more? I definitely would.

FILED UNDER: emotional health, energy & fatigue, mental health, self esteem, sex life, time for you

Comments:

army_...

I can tell you this...it works for us.   We've had a few difficult years but always managed to pull through.  After almost 9 years of marriage, if one of us is in a bad mood, we ask the other if they want to "go upstairs and talk"...before we know it we are laughing and having fun!kiss mini

army_wife2000 Mar. 10, 2009 at 8:45 AM

cmuessig
LOL! I like that way of thinking army_wife......I am going to try that next time. My husband and I can get so hostile with each other and it's ridiculous! Good article:)

cmuessig Mar. 10, 2009 at 9:51 AM

sstepph

I think having sex makes you fight less. I know when we go for a couple days cause Im too tired or we're busy we get sexually frustrated and stressed. Once we have sex, we're calm, relaxed and good. Haha.

 

sstepph Mar. 10, 2009 at 10:36 AM

POOKA123

This is so on point, just look around at your couple friends, you can tell the ones who do not have that much sex, they are always fighting, and arguing, I love make up sex.

POOKA123 Mar. 10, 2009 at 11:11 AM

Laura...

I love this title and oh, how I wish it were true for my downstairs neighbors! Unless she's faking it, she is very loudly vocal. I have to turn up the tv so we don't hear her "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh". They seem to have sex at least once, if not twice per day, every single day. The rest of the time, she is very sour, frowning and smoking cigarettes, cussing at her kids, hollering at her guy. We've heard him yelling that she doesn't trust him. Fun people.

LauraMi261 Mar. 10, 2009 at 7:31 PM

onemo...

well I suppose I am the exception to this rule. My fiance and I get along so well we have only had 1 "fight" in 2 years and it only lasted 10 mins. We do everything together and enjoy each others  company. We are true best friends in that sense. We dont fight and we dont have sex either. I am only 36 and he is 47 and has told me if he never has sex again it would be ok with him. he says its not a priority in his life. Well, I am not only 36 but I think I am at my sexual peak. I feel like a "creep" in an odd way because I want sex so much. Needless to say I dont get it. We have sex roughly 1 time per month and I am going insane!!

My take on this issue, if ti works for you GREAT! I am glad you have some resolution. But, we are not all in the same boat here. We dont all fight and therefore have less sex. Some of us are friends and still have no sex. Sorry if this was any kind of TMI but I dont like being grouped in to the label that we must be fighting or tired and that is why we dont have sex. Dont get me wrong, I am not bashing anyone and like I said if you have resolution from this then yay for you. I am just tired of having sex alone. I crave that intimacy too but I cant "make" him want to have sex so I just have my BOB (battery operated boyfriend) to keep me company.

 

frustrated

onemoretime904 Mar. 12, 2009 at 10:43 AM

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