Okay, that's a really corny title for this post. But I've been thinking for a while about the verse in Song of Solomon which says, "Do not awaken love until it is ready."
I think some of us have let our love be awakened too early, or too abruptly, and so it never really woke at all.
Several routes to this disastrous awakening exist. The first is obvious: perhaps you had sex with several guys before you were married, and it was an empty experience. Most teenage girls who sleep around, for instance, don't experience orgasm, and often don't really experience much arousal at all. The guys aren't really into giving the girls pleasure; they're too young and immature. So your body doesn't necessarily learn how to become aroused, and sex isn't that exciting.
The other route is the exact opposite. You did everything right. You waited until you were married to make love, but your husband was so into it that everything happened very fast. And he liked it so much that he wanted to all the time. So it became a chore. You never really "awakened" love.
And I think many women are in this situation. They just don't see what all the fuss with sex is about. It seems like everyone is lying to them. The whole culture is trying to con women into thinking it's something great, so that you'll want to make love all the time, but the truth is it's not that great at all. It was designed for men, and it's a big rip off.
Your love was awakened too early, and in the wrong way. And chances are you've become a little bitter about sex. It's just something else on your to-do list. And then you read on blogs like this one and others that Christian women are supposed to understand how much their husbands need sex, and you're supposed to put out. Oh, great. That's really fun now, isn't it? And I understand. Believe me, I do. But I also think that there's a way past this, and I want to share it with you today to offer some hope. Maybe what you need to do is to awaken love again. Talk to your husband about it, and if he will agree, take a sexual hiatus for two or three weeks, or longer if you have to. During that time you agree not to make love. That way the pressure is off. You're not working towards some goal anymore. And so instead, take that time to explore. Lie naked together and just touch each other. Let him touch you and figure out what actually feels good. Have baths together. It may kill him, and so I really don't recommend that this last very long for his sake. But I think some women need to be reminded that they do, actually, have a sex drive. It's just buried and never really woke up for a whole variety of reasons. And we need to figure out what feels good, and he needs to figure out what to do to make you feel good. And you can also have fun with his body, too, when you realize that your performance isn't the point of the evening. I don't recommend this for everyone (though it is fun for a night every now and then in almost any marriage), but if you talk with your husband and explain it, I think it can revolutionize many marriages. This tip was taken from one in my book, Honey, I Don't Have a Headache Tonight: Help for women who want to feel more in the mood. On February 4, I'm having a huge online party for the book. When you order it on that day, you're going to get lots of fabulous FREE stuff! And I'll be giving away prizes and hosting parties on Facebook and Twitter! Find out more here, where you can sign up to be reminded on that morning! Now, do you have any tips on how to "awaken love"? What has worked for you? Share in the comments, or go to your blog and write your own post, and come back here and enter your URL to your post in the Mr. Linky. If you liked this post, will you Stumble it by hitting the share button?
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What worked for me was getting as much rest as I could. I found that when I was not as tired I was able to feel what was happening in my body.
Also the Lord led me to a site by Christian wives which dealt specifically with this area and the best thing for me was that there were no images so I could be free to learn from them with no distractions.
I also started to prepare my body physically by exercising which gave more energy and taking more frequent baths so that I could smell good.
If you're interested in the site I spoke about you can send me an email at jenniferjv2004(at)yahoo(dot)com. It really helped me understand some issues.