The Friendship Side of a Naked Marriage

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of friendship in marriage and addresses a listener's question about encouraging romantic initiative in a relationship.

Many couples focus on romance but slowly lose the friendship that brought them together. Friendship may be the key to transforming your marriage. Listener question: How can you encourage (in a loving way) your spouse to take more initiative in romance and sex? I feel like I'm always the one planning dates, giving romantic surprises, initiating intimacy, and in general looking for ways to draw closer together, even saying sorry first after a fight. Submit your questions to Dave & Ashley: http://nakedmarriagepodcast.com Download our FREE 31 Day Marriage Devotional: https://bit.ly/3ZxsLZd We want your marriage to thrive! Learn more at http://xomarriage.com Dave and Ashley Willis spent thirteen years in full-time church ministry before devoting their work entirely toward the global mission of building stronger, Christ-centered marriages. Their marriage-related books, blogs, podcast, speaking events and media resources have reached millions of couples around the world making Dave and Ashley one of the most recognized and trusted couples in marriage ministry. Dave and Ashley partnered with XO Marriage in 2018. XO Marriage is the nation's largest marriage-focused ministry. The Willis…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Willis, Ashley Willis

Topics covered

• marriage
• friendship
• romance
• intimacy
• relationships

Keywords

• naked marriage
• friendship
• romance
• intimacy
• marriage advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: XO Marriage, XO Podcast Network

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