Our Need for Romance In Marriage (Physical & Emotional)

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About This Episode Romance is the feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love. It's breaking up the mundane of the day to remind each other that you desire them and are thinking of them, and every marriage needs it. Physical romance includes touch, affection, sex, kissing, and holding hands. Emotional romance is connectedness through communication, becoming known, spending quality time together, listening, laughing, and playing together. In this episode, Aaron and Jennifer explain why we shouldn't assume a husband or wife needs only one form of romance, since both are important for a marriage to thrive, and share practical ways to pursue both continuously.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode What romance is — breaking up the mundane to remind your spouse you desire them Physical romance — touch, affection, kissing, holding hands, and sex Emotional romance — communication, quality time, listening, and laughing together Both, not one — why husbands and wives each need both kinds of intimacy 1 Corinthians 7 — your body is not your own, and do not deprive one another Nourish and cherish — what Ephesians 5 teaches about caring for your spouse Everyday romance ideas — candles, a shared playlist, notes on the mirror, and chocolates on the pillow Serve first — how Aaron flips 'she hasn't pursued me' into a prompt to pursue her

Scripture Referenced 1 Corinthians 7 Ephesians 5

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