There will almost certainly be a period of strain and of searching in the bedroom of the newly married couple (whether sex is new for the partners or not), because successful sexuality expects both a complete intimacy with the other and a complete fulfillment for the self—and it takes awhile to find out how these two (often opposed) goals can be accomplished. Besides, sexual behavior is unique to each couple. Each couple must learn its own best method; and couples learn that by trial and error.

