Couples Counseling for Intimacy
Making time for intimacy is becoming an increasingly common issue that is bringing more and more people into couples counseling. This isn’t really a surprise given the increasing prevalence of time obligations on couples. The astronomical increase in hours spent working, along with the increased family obligations when taking care of both young children and elderly parents, intimacy often takes a back seat to the rest of life. For many couples, sex almost becomes like a luxury to be saved for special occasions.
When the type of cycle described above continues and sex constantly gets put on the back burner, couples often find that the very passion that has been a source of connection in their relationship has diminished, to the detriment of the relationship as a whole.
When the issues of intimacy and personal time become major factors in the issues around a relationship, people turn to couples counseling in the belief that “other” issues in the marriage need to be solved. In fact, they usually find that solving the intimacy issue in counseling will often domino to help solve many issues.
Many experts say that there are some key ways to make time for romance and intimacy. First, most experts agree that it is only a myth that sex is better when it’s spontaneous. Although a surprise sex session can be fantastic, planning builds anticipation, which itself builds arousal.
For the many couples with busy lives, schedules and young children, this type of news is actually good. Long work hours and juggling kids’ schedules leave little time for spontaneous intimacy, however planning ahead for an intimate night can build the sort of anticipation that carries you through the next staff meeting and soccer game.
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