Take out.
It's what you end up ordering when you are just too tired for anything else.
Tiredness, stress, kids, to-do lists, phone calls, work, deadlines, dental work, kids, car problems, your boss, oh and kids.
Did I mention kids?
These and more are reasons why intimacy can disappear from the radar in marriage.
Life happens.
Have you ever heard the phrase, "This is the life"? You probably saw it on a vacation web page you parused at a coffee break. But, the life you live is likely much busier.
Life can sweep intimacy right out the window. Unless...
Unless you make time for it.
Like many things in life intimacy doesn't happen on its own. As nice as that would be, it's not reality so don't let the movies fool you.
Want intimacy? Schedule it.
I don't mean map out what you are going to do in that time necessarily, though that make add some additional spice, but get some time booked in the calendar and make it happen. Block the time off and make it important. It will only stay in the calendar if it has priority.
So, maybe you are telling me you are just too tired. I won't argue about the likelihood of that. It is a reality, but maybe scheduling a half hour of intimacy with or without sex is more worth your time than checking Facebook.
Your emails.
The sports news.
Decide what is important to you or
what is more satisfactory.
You might be surprised how much better you sleep after that scheduled half hour.
Maybe the laundry won't get done.
Maybe the call goes to voicemail.
Maybe you won't care.
Maybe even the takeout can wait.
You've got better things to do.
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