Reader Question of the Week: How Do I Boost Intimacy with my Unbelieving Husband?

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Reader Question of the Week: How Do I Boost Intimacy with my Unbelieving Husband?

Every weekend I like to post a question someone sends in and let you readers have a go at it. This week’s question comes from a reader, who longs for greater intimacy with her unbelieving husband:

I want to feel really intimate with my husband. He’s a great guy, and I love him very much. But he isn’t a Christian, and I feel like I can’t share the most important part of me. How can I stay intimate with him when I’m always reminded that we have less than the ideal?

Thanks, everybody!

What do you think? How can she boost her intimacy with her husband?

A New Parenting Community

One of the things that I like about our Reader Questions of the Week is that it shows me was how much of a community we can be online! We can spur each other on, and we can be places to ask advice. Even if you think of Fight the Frump week last week, if you just scroll through the comments on each of those days, you’ll find people helping each other with ideas about hair, makeup, alterations, and all kinds of things. That’s what the internet is so good for!

I talk about marriage here, but if you’re pregnant, or trying to get pregnant, or you’ve just had a baby, BabiesBase is a wealth of information for new moms. Get all of your questions answered, or ask some yourself.

I remember being pregnant and wondering what in the world a mucous plug is, and how will I know when I lose it? They’ve even got articles on that! Everything from trying to get pregnant, understanding how pregnancy works, and what to do once the baby comes. So head on over to join a pregnancy/parenting community.

A Survey Plea

Now, a special request... A reader, who is working on her Ph.D. needs help with some research she’s doing. She says:

Participate in a survey on couples and alcohol use and enter to win a raffle!

Are you and your spouse legally married and at least 18 years of age?
Do you or your partner currently consume alcoholic beverages at least once a month?
Is alcohol use an area of disagreement in your marriage?

If you answered yes to the above questions, you and your spouse are eligible to participate in a research survey regarding the relationship between your marriage and your alcohol-related help seeking behaviors. When you both complete the survey, you will each be entered into a raffle for one of four $50 Amazon.com gift cards!

The survey will take each participant approximately 20 minutes, and survey responses will be anonymous.

https://surveys.clarku.edu/AlcoholUseSurveyStart.aspx

This study has been approved by the Clark Committee for the Rights of Human Participants in Research and Training Programs (IRB). Any questions about human rights issues should be directed to the IRB Chair, Dr. James P. Elliott, 508-793-7152, jelliott@clarku.edu. The study is being conducted by C.J. Fleming, M.A. and James Cordova, Ph.D. in the Psychology Department at Clark University. Please feel free to contact the researcher ( alcoholusesurveyemail@gmail.com ) or the research supervisor ( jcordova@clarku.edu ) with any questions or concerns.

Thanks, ladies! Now chime in on our question: how can she boost intimacy with her husband?