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Sex Within Marriage Podcast : Exploring Married Sexuality from a Christian Perspective

Sex Within Marriage Podcast : Exploring Married Sexuality from a Christian Perspective

Jay Dee - Marriage Educator 160 Episodes Sep 17, 2026

This podcast answers questions about married sexuality and intimacy from a Christian perspective. Hosted by Jay Dee, a marriage educator, it explores topics related to married sexuality. The show aims to help couples deepen their intimacy within the context of their faith.

Episodes

Why does my husband have a lower sex drive than me?
Why does my husband have a lower sex drive than me? Sep 17, 2026 27:54 A reader wrote in with a blunt question: when a husband says he is the one who wants sex less, can you legitimately suspect he is covering for a porn habit? Check out the blog post here for the charts, the sources and the full argument. I have been answering a version of this for years, and I have generally said that a quarter to a third of marriages have the wife as the higher-drive spouse. This
Most Marriage Conflicts Aren’t About Right and Wrong
Most Marriage Conflicts Aren’t About Right and Wrong Aug 30, 2026 11:07 A couple describes their latest fight. Maybe it's how the dishwasher gets loaded, or what time the kids should be in bed, or whether you deal with a problem the moment it comes up or sleep on it first. The details change, but two things are always true: both of them are frustrated, and both of them are certain they are right. Check out the blog post here for more details and links. This episode ca
What does Biblical Leadership look like in a Marriage?
What does Biblical Leadership look like in a Marriage? Aug 7, 2026 25:57 I saw a video of a wife listing the things that would immediately end her marriage, and the top item on her list was her husband finding God and joining a patriarchal religion. Not a discussion. An instant divorce. Check out the blog post here for more details and links. And I wish I could say I was surprised, but headship has earned its bad reputation, usually from Christians who read a verse or
Why Does My Wife Refuse Intimacy Beyond the Basics?
Why Does My Wife Refuse Intimacy Beyond the Basics? Jul 19, 2026 21:10 A husband writes in: seventeen years married, two kids, sex about twice a week, and a marriage he describes as "pretty darn good." But his wife will not try anything beyond the basics, and after years of asking he still does not know why she says no. Check out the blog post here for more details and links. Here is the thing: she did tell him why. Four times. He wrote all four answers down in his o
How to Solve the Mental Load in a Christian Marriage
How to Solve the Mental Load in a Christian Marriage Jul 11, 2026 29:23 Scroll social media for five minutes and you will find her: the exhausted wife explaining why she has nothing left for her husband at the end of the day. The world calls it "the mental load," and it is real. But splitting the chores 50/50 does not actually lift it, and this episode is about why. Check out the blog post here for more details and links. The mental load is not a chore problem, it is
Why Do I Feel So Rejected by My Spouse?
Why Do I Feel So Rejected by My Spouse? Jun 24, 2026 12:02 At our last Couple's Night I mentioned something called Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria almost in passing, and afterward one of the guys reached out. He had never heard the term before, and it struck a chord, because he recognized himself in it right away. "I struggle with rejection," he told me, "even when I haven't actually been rejected." Check out the blog post here for more details and links. R
Why Don’t We Ever Talk About What We Actually Want in Bed?
Why Don’t We Ever Talk About What We Actually Want in Bed? Mar 25, 2026 A deep dive into one of the most consistent findings from our survey of over 1,000 married Christians: couples who can talk openly about sex report dramatically higher satisfaction than those who can't. Check out the show notes here for more details and links.In this episode, we cover:Why so many couples stay silent about what they actually want in bedThe communication gap: satisfaction scores by
SWM 158 – Solo Masturbation – When You Remove the Other Person From Sex
SWM 158 – Solo Masturbation – When You Remove the Other Person From Sex Feb 11, 2026 27:14 Solo Masturbation - When You Remove the Other Person From Sex. Check out the show notes here for more details and links. Today we’re continuing with our Sex as Worship series, and in this post, we’re going to be talking about masturbation, which is a highly contested argument in Christianity. Is it okay, is it sinful, it is helpful or harmful? And before I say anything else, I want to share that I
SWM 157 – Why Sex Gets Derailed Right Before It Starts
SWM 157 – Why Sex Gets Derailed Right Before It Starts Jan 25, 2026 18:20 Why Sex Gets Derailed Right Before It Starts. Check out the show notes here for more details and links. From time to time I get questions from our anonymous Have A Question page. I received one a bit ago that I thought would be good to answer in its own post because this is a feeling that’s common to a lot of marriages. I’ve heard this same complaint, with very minor variations, from many husbands
SWM 156 – Pornography, Erotica, and AI Companions – When You Replace the Person with a Fantasy
SWM 156 – Pornography, Erotica, and AI Companions – When You Replace the Person with a Fantasy Jan 2, 2026 19:52 SWM — Sex as Worship: Pornography, Erotica and AI Companions. Check out the blog post here for more details and links. Pornography and erotica have become ubiquitous and socially normalized, and AI “companions” are increasingly marketed as hyper-sexual substitutes. These offer the appeal of intimacy without risk—no rejection, responsibility or vulnerability—yet they train desire away from real peo
SWM 155 – Hookup Culture – When You Take Relationship Out of Sex
SWM 155 – Hookup Culture – When You Take Relationship Out of Sex Nov 14, 2025 12:03 SWM 155 - Hookup Culture - When You Take Relationship Out of Sex. Check out the blog post here for more details and links.We live in a world that has learned to separate what God never divided.Hookup culture is the next stage of sex stripped of meaning - where bodies meet, but no one truly connects.I’m continuing this series exploring how, when we remove aspects of God’s intent for sex, we end up
SWM 154 – Sex Before Marriage – When You Remove Covenant from Intimacy
SWM 154 – Sex Before Marriage – When You Remove Covenant from Intimacy Oct 19, 2025 SWM 154 - Sex before marriage - when you remove covenant from intimacy. Check out the blog post here for more details and links.In my last episode, I talked about how sex is an act of worship because having sex, the way God intended, gives worth to Him. It honours what He created by using it as He intended.However, our society is doing its best to invert that by taking away elements of God’s plan

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