480. Should Sex Be Viewed As Just "Optional" In A Good And Healthy Marriage? - Responding To A Listeners Email

The Ultimate Intimacy Podcast · Jun 23, 2026 · 53m

Has sexual intimacy become viewed as "optional" in your marriage?

If your spouse came to you before you got married and said "Just so you know, when we are married, I am never going to be sexual intimate with you" would you have still got married? Of course not, because BOTH men and women know that sexual intimacy is vital to a happy and healthy marriage. So why do some many people (low desire spouses) treat sex as "optional" after they get married?

So many good husbands reach out to us sharing a similar frustration: they constantly hear that emotional intimacy comes first, so they work hard…