Radhika Dhanpal

 In every marriage to raise the bar on the intimate relationship, every couple needs to understand healthy relationship boundaries.  Some Characteristics of healthy and unhealthy sexuality:   Healthy Sexuality:   1.      Accepting, embracing, comfortable with one’s body and/or body parts; body confidence. 2.      Affection for its own sake outside of lovemaking. 3.      Agency; freedom to choose; cultivateddesire (lower-desire) spouse has a voice in the bedroom; spontaneous-desire (higher desire spouse) feels like they have a voice as well; sex engaged in freely. 4.      Bridled; restrained; respectful; morality; healthy boundaries; emotionally or physically safe; sexual self-mastery (spontaneous-desire spouse); sexual development (cultivated-desire spouse). 5.      Connection-based, focused on the person; focused on connection; “goodenough sex”3 6.    ...

Hello everyone, I will be quoting a lot from two of the reads from my past week because it is straightforward, and I don't want to change the words as it has impacted my thoughts and has taught me to be strong and on the right path. It is important for us to create a safe place for our love as man and woman (husband and wife). I love the lines of  Anne Bradstreet, the Puritan poetess, who in a piece entitled “ To My Dear and Loving Husband ” confides: If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee. If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me, ye women, if you can. I  prize  thy love more than whole mines of gold, Or all the riches that  the East  doth hold. My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor  ought  but love from thee give  recompense . Thy love is such I can no way repay; The heavens reward thee  manifold , I pray. Then while we live, in love let ’ s so  persever , That when we live no ...