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Your book was referenced to me by a friend of mine and I think it's great! Thanks for tackling this sensitive issue in a way that is respectful yet candid. I have a question, though: How can I get my wife to take this part of our relationship seriously? I've thought many times over the past four years that we should see a counselor so we can improve our communication and intimate relationship, but she keeps telling me I'm jumping the gun and that things will work out with time. No matter what I try, I can't communicate how big of a deal this is to me and I've tried reading your book with her, but she just feels like I'm criticizing her. Any advice?
Thanks again; great book!
Subject:
Forever grateful!
Date:
March 5 2013
Name:
Donna Rucker
Comments:
I have used this book as wedding gifts because of the beautiful difference
it made in my relationship with my husband. We both believed (and I continue
to) in what you are doing Laura and though my Sweetheart has gone on ahead
of me, I hold fast to the principles and will continue to share them. Your
teachings made the last years of our time on earth together, the best ones.
We are both forever grateful!
Subject:
Cruise photos
Date:
February 17 2013
Name:
Polly
Comments:
I'd love to see the photos from the last cruise posted (2011). We went on it and had such a great time and hope to go again.
Date:
January 30 2013
Comments:
I am happy with this book and I have read some... I am trying to do everything we can (especially with no job) for our dates and in the bedroom as we tried to support, love and play with each other as the best as we can. I love my wife very much for over 9 years now. I am sensual person and I can't say much about my wife at this point (the reason I am not sure anybody I know that will know who I am and my wife have health problems all of her life). She says I am the best husband she have now with me (this is her second marriage with me). I have other books that would endorse this book. I am grateful her support and love of what I am going through (with my previous marriage, custody visitation situation, etc.) I read the Strengthen Marriage blog and comments that comes to my email almost every day. Hope all is well for everyone... I would love to have a couple more books of this kind to support our kids' for their future.
Subject:
please change nickname or delete entry
Date:
January 25 2013
Name:
nickname pw
Comments:
I am so sorry, just been thinking about my two entries on the Open Forum 3 and I really regret my nickname, I was simply not thinking straight. What I wrote is deeply personal and I should have chosen a more anonymous nickname! It really worries me now and I wonder if you could either delete the entries or change the nickname to something else, I really don't mind what, a number? I just thought that entries stay on the blog forever and anybody who knows me will recognise the initials and my story.
Subject:
Great book
Date:
January 23 2013
Comments:
Wonderful book for couples. Tastefully and respectfully discusses the sexual needs and wants of wives and husbands. Gives great insight into how to improve intimacy in marriage no matter how great or not so great your sex life might be. This book is great.
Subject:
I can not stop referring this book to people!
Date:
January 18 2013
Comments:
I love this book in so many ways. I read it with my fiance (and now husband) right before we got married, and wow it made SUCH a huge difference. I'm going into Marriage and Family therapy and I want ALL couples to read this book. Sexual relations with your partner is SOOOOOO important and this book makes it so much easier to talk about it. SEX is NOTHING to be ashamed of! It's a sacred thing, but should not be kept secret.
Subject:
Good marriage book
Date:
January 5 2013
Name:
Vincent White
Comments:
With the huge increase in Sexless marriages, it really is good to have material like this that comes from people of moral character,rather then the screwed up sexuality nut jobs, and the Hollywood and celeb nut jobs. Time for real people to tell the truth, and see that sex within God's intended relationship is the best, and we are not to be ashamed of it.
Subject:
A Very Amazing Book
Date:
January 3 2013
Name:
Kelly Maybury
Comments:
This book is truly inspired! I was so frustrated with my marriage and our terrible love life. I picked up this book thanks to the other good reviews of this book. I bought this book for my kindle so I could start reading immediately. I am the epitome of "good girl syndrome" and her advice really hit home. I loved it! It took me about 6 months to read this book because I wanted to try and apply all of her advice. Thanks to this book our marriage is better than it has ever been! We still have a lot of progress to go, but it improves every single day. Because it has made such a difference in my life I have started giving it as gifts. I would recommend this book to any LDS couple who would like to improve their love life. It is amazing and will change your life for the better!
Subject:
Re: Wife's work best friend is gay. What to do?
Date:
November 1 2012
Name:
Chris
Comments:
Tell your wife to talk to her co-worker and stop texting her.
She has no business of entertaining an every night conversation with him. Acting like this, she is putting her marriage in jeopardy.
Subject:
Wife's work best friend is gay. What to do?
Date:
October 30 2012
Name:
stuckforthemoment
Comments:
I've got a good question. I am not sure how to feel about this situation and would like some insight if anyone has an opinion. My wife and I have a great marriage. We have so much in common and we enjoy each others company. We make an effort to have date night as often as we can. But recently my wife has been experiencing a lot of stress at work and has had trouble with getting the help she needs due to all the responsibilities she has. My wife is a great worker and an over achiever in everything she does. I am always so proud of her for all those accomplishments she has attained. At the same time she is very supportive with with all my dreams and schooling she has endured with me. Due to all the stress with work she was able to get a administrative assistant to help take the load off of her shoulder. This person happens to be male and openly gay. I was so grateful for the helps she was getting and could see the difference in her attitude towards work. Over the last several months they have become realy good friends and after work they text each other all night long it seems. I started feeling kind of weird about it. I ended up talking to my wife about it and she said I have nothing to worry about. I guess I started feeling like the outsider in all their conversations. Jokes were even mentioned that he was her work husband. They planned on dressing up together for Halloween at work. That bothered me as well. It kind of feels like an emotional affair with no physical aspect attached. Should I be worried? Is this weird? One thing my wife mentioned is that he had been married 2 times before and has kids of his own. Then he eventually became openly gay. My wife knows how I feel and understands where i am coming from. Now I have noticed she is still getting a lot of texts but now deleting them because she knows I use her phone now and then. I just dont know what to do. Any advice?
Date:
September 10 2012
Comments:
My husband and I felt inspired to bring copies of your book for our Marriage and Family Relations class. I have no doubt that couples will be strengthened by reading it. Thank you again for writing such a thorough book that helps so many.
Subject:
Great honeymoon activity
Date:
August 29 2012
Comments:
We just got married and have been reading a chapter or two of the book And They Were Not Ashamed each night before bed. It was a great honeymoon activity and will help us get things off to a good start. We have learned a lot so far from the book and very much appreciate the advice given.
Subject:
Is your book available in other languages?
Date:
August 10 2012
Name:
suzi
Comments:
I was wondering if your wonderful book is available in any other language. I'm engaged and want my fiance' to read it in German. I think he would get so much more out of this information in his own native tougue. Thanks for your great work. Are these books still available in bookstores?
Subject:
Help
Date:
July 20 2012
Name:
Doug
Comments:
So it's been now a few years since I happen to stumble upon an email that my wife sent to a friend. I don't even know if it was male or female. I was so distraught after reading it that I shut the whole computer off and went into sort of shock. It said...I have not been physically or emotionally attracted to Doug in several years. That has hurt me deeply. She know's that I have read it and even though at times she seems to be warmer around me, I still keep thinking about what she wrote and if her feelings will ever change. I feel hurt, lonely, and degraded. I am 48 years old. six foot one. 170 pounds. Keep myself in shape. LDS. Not sure how I can overcome feeling like a piece of dirt. Been married almost 25 years with 6 kids.
