The Dr. John Delony Show

How Often Should We Have Sex?

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Mar 8, 2024
Topics discussed include balancing physical intimacy in marriage, navigating intimacy boundaries, exploring post-military purpose, and managing career dissatisfaction within a relationship.
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ANECDOTE

Couple's Intimacy Struggle

  • Elizabeth explains she waited 25 years before sexual activity and now struggles to initiate intimacy.
  • Joel shares his background of multiple marriages and his desire for physical intimacy as an expression of love.
INSIGHT

Sex as Emotional Connection

  • John Delony explains sex often becomes the last connection in a man's otherwise disconnected life.
  • Men equate sex to emotional closeness, making mismatches especially painful and charged with meaning.
INSIGHT

Need Versus Want in Desire

  • When sex is needed out of obligation, it triggers maternal energy, which often kills desire.
  • Erotic desire arises from 'wanting' not 'needing,' a key difference in healthy intimacy.
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