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Corrected Link to Free E-Book! The Intimate Couple E-Zine, March 2010, Issue 1
March 04, 2010
Hi!

We apologize for resending this March 2010 E-Zine. Thanks to our readers who let us know that our original version of the e-zine had a "malfunctioning" link. The link to our FREE Real Questions, Honest Answers, Vol. 1 e-book is now listed correctly.

For your convenience, here is the correct link.


Free! Free! Free!

Now that we have your attention ... Yes! We have something to offer you for free!

In the past, we included a copy of our e-book, Real Questions, Honest Answers, Volume 1 as a freebie to anyone who purchased The Seven Day Sex Challenge e-book. We’ve decided that we should just give the Q & A e-book to anyone who would like it!

We are making this first volume of questions and answers available as a FREE RESOURCE!

This e-book, published in 2009, contains over 100 pages of questions couples have asked us through our website. Candid answers deliver sound advice and wisdom on a variety of subjects including

  • pre-marriage
  • questions from him
  • questions from her
  • bedroom related questions

Just follow this link for your free e-book!


Read Any Good Books Lately?

Sex God, by Rob Bell: This is a great and thoughtfully written book! Yes, it covers sex and marriage—but so much more—it’s about God and life!

We’d like to pass on a great review we found:

Right from the introduction to Sex God, Rob Bell coins the phrase 'this is about that'. It's his way of summing up his argument that sexuality is really about human longing to connect with something more significant than our everyday lives, something that will make sense of everything else, even for just a few minutes. Basically, sex is about God.

I'd like to apply this idea to the whole book, 'this' (the book) 'is really about that' (relationships, marriage, Christianity, churches, politics, heart break, singleness, life). Bell manages to cover an incredible amount of ground during what is a pretty short book. His writing is compassionate, enthusiastic, witty, thought provoking and inspiring.

I would recommend this book to anyone in a relationship, couples who are starting out as well as couples who have been together a long time. I'm going to buy a copy for people who are getting married and I would recommend it as a wedding gift.

I would also recommend it to anyone interested in Christian beliefs as the overview offered here is as insightful as anything I have read anywhere else, and the whole 'sex' thing makes sure it stays interesting ;-)"

It’s certainly not a “helpful tips for marriage and sex” kind of book; however, Rob Bell’s Sex God may very well transform your marriage!


Helpful Tips!

Although "quick and easy anything" rarely works well, here is a tip that is relatively quick and easy but can yield long-term dividends in any relationship: remember the friends and enemies of quality conversation!

When examining the impact of conversation in a marriage relationship, Dr. William Harley, author of His Needs, Her Needs, refers to "friends and enemies" of good conversation.

Friends of Intimate Conversation

  • use conversation to learn and understand more about your spouse
  • develop interest in your spouse’s favourite topics of conversation
  • balance conversation: both sides have to talk and listen!
  • give undivided attention to each other by eliminating distractions like the T.V. and newspaper. Focus on each other and communicate!

Enemies of Intimate Conversation

  • forcing people to agree with you
  • dwelling on mistakes, past and present
  • using conversation to punish one another

Simply stated, intimacy is developed through conversation. When you are conversing, remember the friends and enemies!


Thanks for reading and we hope to be in touch again in a few weeks!

Sincerely,

Jim and Carrie
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