But it's a brand new week and I want to address, again, the topic of physical intimacy. I know a couple who never showed affection. Holding hands was a rarity, let alone intimacy in the bedroom. In fact, things got so cold that the husband ended up sleeping downstairs most nights. He wanted to share that kind of a relationship with his wife, but she just "wasn't raised to be that way". Her parents were the same way. Her parents lived with it.... this couple, however, did not. They are now divorced. There were other factors, of course, but the truth of the matter is that a marriage cannot thrive when the relationship is no more than two people living in the same house. I cannot stress enough the importance of this part of marriage!!! IT IS SOOOOOOO IMPORTANT!!!!! If you were raised in a home where affection was limited, recognize a need for change in your own home. Parents want us to grow up to be better than them, so even if they did show that affection, make an effort to show more. No need to be inappropriate, but let your spouse know that you are attracted to them... and let your children see an appropriate amount of that affection. A child wants to know that their parents are happy. So show them.
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