The Naked Truth About Sex: How to Develop More Intimacy Inside and Outside the Bedroom
By Dave Willis and Ashley Willis
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About this ebook
From Dave and Ashley Willis, Authors of The Naked Marriage.
We all have questions and insecurities about sex, so why is it so hard to talk about it? With biblical wisdom, vulnerability and groundbreaking honesty, Dave and Ashley Willis address the most common yet often unspoken questions about sex. From the practical basics about sex in marriage to the deeper issues of addiction and dysfunction, they'll show you how to have the sex life you've always wanted.
Praise for Dave and Ashley Willis
Dave and Ashley's ministry has benefited me greatly. They strive to apply God's truth in an uncompromising and yet grace-based manner. If I see they're behind it, I know it's worth my time hearing what they have to say. I know I'll be challenged, inspired and motivated to keep Jesus at the center of my marriage."-Gary Thomas, Bestselling author of "Sacred Marriage" and "Cherish""
If you want a better sex life and a stronger marriage, then read this book! It will make an instant impact."
-Brent Evans, Founder of XO Marriage
"Dave and Ashley Willis have become some of the nation's most trusted voices on issues related to marriage. They're the real deal. Their insights are Biblically-based and incredibly practical. Their ministry can make a huge impact in your marriage and your family."
-Chris Brown, Dave Ramsey Team Speaker, Financial Coach, Pastor and Podcaster.
"In our marriage and sex confused culture, we're missing the voice of leaders who speak with biblical and practical truth. In The Naked Marriage, Dave and Ashley Willis provide exactly what couples need to help them grow in their marriage and in sexual and emotional intimacy. They don't shy away from the hard topics and will help many couples with the Q&A format of this new book."
- Scott Kedersha, Director of Marriage Ministry, Watermark Community Church, ScottKedersha.com
Dave Willis
Dave Willis spent thirteen years as a full-time pastor and is now a speaker, author, relationship coach, and television host for MarriageToday. He works with his wife, Ashley, to create relationship-building resources, media, and events as part of the team at www.MarriageToday.com and www.xomarriage.com. They have four young sons and live in Keller, Texas.
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The Naked Truth About Sex - Dave Willis
The Naked Truth About Sex
How to Develop More Intimacy Inside and Outside the Bedroom
Ashley Willis
Dave Willis
XO Publishing©2017 Dave and Ashley Willis
The Naked Truth About Sex
Marriage Today™
PO Box 59888
Dallas, Texas 75229
1-800-380-6330
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XO Publishing
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Contents
Introduction
Back to the Basics + What God Says About Sex
1. How Men and Women View Sex Differently
2. What does the Bible Actually Say About Sex?
3. Why Sex is More Important than You Might Think
4. How Often Should a Married Couple Make Love?
5. What Every Married Couple Needs to Know about Sex
6. Love is Not Enough, and Here’s Why
Tips to Spice Up Your Sex Life
7. The Excuses Couples Give for Their Boring Sex Lives
8. How to Get Your Wife In the Mood
9. Sexy Ways to Get Your Husband’s Attention
10. Embracing Your Sexiness in the Bedroom
11. How to be an Attractive
Husband
12. Is Anything Off Limits
for a Married Couple in the Bedroom?
Infidelity + Emotional Affairs
13. Nine Rules for Preventing Infidelity in Our Own Marriage
14. To the Spouse with a Close Friend of the Opposite Sex
15. Warning Signs of an Emotional Affair
16. Secrets are the Enemy of Intimacy
Pornography
17. To the Husband Who Looks at Porn (a Wife’s Perspective)
18. The Truth about Women and Porn
19. My Past Struggles with Porn
Hangups and Roadblocks to Great Sex
20. Christian
Sexual Baggage
21. How and When to Talk to Your Kids about Sex
22. False Beliefs that Will Hurt Your Marriage
23. The Sex-Killers in Marriage
24. Candid Answers to the Biggest Sex Questions
25. Enjoying Sex When You Don’t Like Your Body
Conclusion
26. How to Have a Happy Spouse
27. Ways to Recharge
Your Marriage Daily
28. Ways to Say, I Love You
with Your Actions
29. How to Build More Trust in Your Marriage
30. Our All-Time Favorite Marriage Advice
31. Your Second Honeymoon
About the Authors
Introduction
God created sex.
Think about that for a second! Maybe you’ve had some common-but-misguided views of God where He is cold or distant or out-of-touch, and He’s looking down on anybody who’s having a good time. When you think about sex (which you probably do all the time), you might visualize God shaking His head in disappointment or disgust, but He’s the one who thought of it first! Everything good in the world is something God thought of first.
God in all of His wisdom could’ve been fine without making the Human Race in the first place. Even after making mankind, He could have made us asexual beings that just spawned more humans without needing any sex at all. He chose to create sex. He chose to make it pleasurable. He chose to make it awesome! That’s something to be thankful for!
In fact, next Thanksgiving, when your family is going around the table listing reasons to be thankful, you should be the one to speak up and say, God, I want to thank you for something we’re all thankful for but nobody wants to say it in front of Grandma… Thank you for making sex! It’s awesome. Let’s eat some turkey.
Grandma will probably even shout an, Amen!
Perhaps one of the reasons why we get uneasy talking about sexuality is because sex isn’t always a positive experience. Sex is certainly a wonderful gift, but sometimes it gets misused, misplaced or misunderstood.
When that happens, emotional pain replaces physical pleasure and baggage finds its way into the bedroom. Whether we realize it or not, we all have some form of baggage related to sex.
Some sexual baggage has to do with past regrets. When we’ve made sexual choices that were out-of-bounds from God’s original and perfect design for sex, it creates a visual reel in our brains full of images we wish we could erase. Sometimes baggage comes from being raised with an unhealthy view of sex that misrepresented what sexual intimacy was all about and it created misguided views or unrealistic expectations.
Some baggage happens because of past abuse. These wounds can be the deepest and most painful of them all. A staggering number of people have been abused, molested, objectified or mistreated in a way that leaves deep scars.
Sex was never intended to be used as a weapon to hurt others or as a lust-fueled form of self-gratification at the expense of others. Lust looks at people as objects to be used; love looks at people as souls to be cherished. When lust wins out, people get hurt.
So many of us are carrying scars as a result of these intimate and invisible wounds. Whether the wounds came from our own choices or from becoming the victim of someone else’s choices, these wounds can seep into a marriage and cause distrust, disunity and discouragement.
If you’re currently struggling to connect with your spouse inside and/or outside the bedroom, please know that things can get better.
The simple fact that you’re reading this book right now proves that you’re willing to take action to make things better, and the truths and tools you’ll discover on the coming pages can help you get to a healthier and more fulfilling place in your sex life and your overall relationship with your spouse. Regardless of where you currently are on the spectrum of marital health and passionate lovemaking (or lack of it), this book can help you.
The Unique Format of this Book
We’ve written several marriage books, but this one is unique for several reasons. First of all, it’s our first book focused primarily on issues related to sexual intimacy in marriage. We receive countless messages and questions through our websites and social media channels, and an overwhelming number of those messages and questions have to do sex.
We don’t claim to be experts
about sex, but we do feel a deep sense of responsibility to start conversations about healthy sexuality in marriage that will help married couples grow in this important area of marriage while also reclaiming God’s original and beautiful intent for sex from a culture that has attempted to hijack and redefine sex on its own terms.
This book is also unique because of its format. We connect with millions of readers through our blogs, and we’ve found that a blog-type format seems to resonate with people because those articles are relatively succinct, to-the-point and they usually include a short list of actionable items that help the reader put the content into practical use right away.
Instead of typical chapters
like you’ll find in most our other books, The Naked Truth about Sex is a collection of articles
focused on specific issues related to sex and intimacy within marriage.
You may choose to read every chapter in sequential order like you would with a traditional book, or you might prefer to use this book as a quick reference guide where you can use the Table of Contents to focus on the questions and issues most pertinent to your specific needs, desires, circumstances and questions.
However you choose to use this book, we hope that the content you’ll find on the coming pages will bring renewed passion to your faith, your marriage and your sex life (and yes, all three of those things are intimately interconnected).
A Brief Introduction about Us
Since we’re going to be sharing about such intimate topics in this book, it seems fitting to introduce ourselves so you know who we are. There will be some stories from our own lives and marriage throughout the book, but this book certainly isn’t about us. It’s about YOU. It’s about equipping you and your spouse with the tools every couple needs to build a rock-solid marriage and a thriving sex life together.
Simply to give you some context as you read, we are Dave and Ashley Willis. We have a shared passion for encouraging and helping other married couples to grow in their faith and in their relationship with each other. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we don’t take our work lightly.
We believe that building a strong marriage is one of the most important and sacred tasks you’ll ever do. It will have an immeasurable impact on