by Willard Hucks

Created on: November 01, 2009

Marriage is probably one of the most complicated endeavors a man and woman can make in their lives. People often do not realize how complicated marriage is when they consider adopting the way of life that it entails. When two people marry, they become one, and I do not mean in the spiritual/religious sense. Rather, when individuals do marry, the marriage itself becomes a person with its own needs and wants. Much like a person will become malnourished if they do not eat or do not receive the proper foods in order to get vitamins and minerals, so too will a marriage wither into disrepair if it does not receive all of the things that are necessary for survival. One of the most important of these requirements is passion.

The easiest and most efficient way for a marriage to receive its healthy serving of passion is sex. When two people who love each other interact in such a way that expresses that love physically it makes it easy to see the passion in their eyes. This physical expression of love is primal-one does not even have to think about what is going on. It is just understood between lovers; what is happening and what needs to happen. Not only does sex feed the necessity of passion, it also gives lovers a time to bond. The outside world should completely fade, and for however long the moment lasts, the only two things that exist should be the two people involved. In a world that has become as fast paced as ours, that one moment is a much needed break from the organized chaos that is everyday life.

So, the next time that the argument over the importance of sex is brought up, be realistic. It is not a bad thing that sex is important-it is normal. In fact, couples usually cause innumerable arguments by attempting to negate the importance of sex within their relationship. Sex is the ultimate expression of love, intimacy, and passion. When the sex life dies in a relationship, something subtle is usually going on to cause it. Partners often begin to feel unattractive, unwanted, depressed, or develop problems in their own private lives that result in the manifestation of these problems. In order to prevent these problems all a couple must do is nurture each other, compliment each other, listen, and be caring partners. Follow this advice, and your relationship is sure to prosper.

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