About this episode

Dr. Finlayson-Fife discusses men's discomfort with their sexuality and how it affects intimacy in marriage.

ALL COURSES 30% OFF TODAY ONLY! code DAD30 We tend to assume men are naturally sexual, comfortable with desire, and quick to want sex. But comfort and ease are not the same thing. Many men carry a private discomfort with their own sexual nature, especially men raised in traditions where sexuality is treated as suspect. And so they look to their wife's desire to make their own sexuality feel acceptable, a dependency that hides behind the appearance of confidence. In this episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife joins Rhonda Farr to talk about men's difficulty with their own sexuality, why higher desire can mask a deeper insecurity, and how men can move from proving themselves through sex to actually blessing their marriage through it. 

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

Guest: Rhonda Farr

Topics covered

• men's sexuality
• intimacy
• marriage
• desire
• insecurity

Keywords

• men
• intimacy
• sexuality
• desire
• marriage
• insecurity
• self-acceptance

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