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Jabronie- Sadly I don't think that ELCAers are catechized very well and probably don't know how they are different from Baptists or Catholics. *I say this as one who attends an ELCA church. I get strange looks when I talk about "Law and Gospel" and sacramentalism, etc.

Sometimes my husband asks if I'd like to "have relations" and he uses a funny voice. Then we laugh our heads off!:D

I had a perfectly normal childhood and spent 4 years in college. I had fun, yeah, but I didn't party or drink and studied really hard. When I got into the "real world" I joined some clubs and such and all the other people there were my parent's age! I wondered where all the "young" people were...

When they are able to do so? Are they under age? Can they not get themselves to a courthouse or a preacher? There is no excuse. They can wait.

I have had a really wonderful life overall. I would do some things differently, yeah, but hindsight is 20/20 huh? I had a wonderful childhood. My mother marvels at how perfect my world was as a child. She and my father are far from perfect, but they did everything for us and taught us so much...

I think that inappropriate content creates an illusion of what "good sex" is. Soon, we learn that we must be like Billi Big-Boobs in oder to be a good lover, and we must be a good lover in order to be loved. Even secular experts suggest that inappropriate content is damaging to relationships...

Excellent post, Gracefaith! We never have "submission sex". If I am not in the mood, which is rare te he, I tell him to get me in the mood. He always does!

Black Lamb, What I am refering to is that sex is GOOD not because of athletic prowess, freeing inhibitions, skills and techniques, kinky fetishes. It is GOOD when the two people are totally present. The marriage bed is holy, but it does not mean that we cannot sin there. It also doesn't...

Black Lamb, I came to view sex very differently when I got married. Beforehand, I thought all of this stuff sounded great. The reality is very different.

Au contraire... my father won't listen to a word my mother says, but my brother or I say something and he is very responsive. Especially my brother, whom (praise the Lord) is a very good source of advice. Sorry to hear about your family.

You know I used to be in the camp that claimed no holds barred in the marriage bed, but I would really consider the reasons for including bondage during sex. You might be desturbed as to where they are coming from. No, this sort of practice isn't specifically prohibited in the Bible, but we...

We are made new creatures in him! The verse most frequently quoted prohibiting remarriage, I think has more to do with a man (or woman) divorcing his/her current spouse to marry another. You have not done that.

Well, we've only been married 2 months. My hubby is, in a word, delicious. He is tall dark and handsome with a kind smile and deep eyes. :) I honestly think that he doesn't even see other women because he is so into me. It is crazy, because he pretty much always looks good and never has bad...

We got married on October 8th this year! Everyone said that the first year is the hardest. It has been really hard for me, but for reasons totally different than I thought and nothing to do with him or with us! I have been living by myself for a long time and it has not been hard getting...

In defence of the OP, the opinions of other people DO affect us. I go against the grain much of the time and am a very confident individual, but I still care what his mother thinks about me, what my collegues think, whether or not my mother likes my sculptures, etc. We decieve ourselves if we...

I have struggled with this as well. I am a well-educated, talented woman. My husband doesn't want me to work full-time, though if I insited upon it he probably would give me the A-OK. I work part time now, but mostly because I am working on a Master's and I work for the school. Anyhow... it...

Don't you have any relatives you can stay with until he cleans up his act? I know that if I had any friends or family in your situation they would be welcome to stay with us until things are resolved. Often times men shape up when they know their woman is serious. Right now, he knows that...

We haven't been married long enough to test this out, but while we were engaged I went on lots of trips by myself. I don't mind going by myself, but I don't like it when he is away without me. Though, when he is away from me he comes back very hungry for me, which I LOVE! We have been talking...

Sascha is right that there is no perfect form of contraception. This is because, lest we forget, that SEX MAKES BABIES. This is what is supposed to happen; this is how we are designed. SO, if we want sex but no babies then there is a price to pay, whether no sex during her fertile time, an...

Ethics Health concerns These two rather go hand in hand for us Responsibility We feel like contraception should be a shared endeavor Effect on the experience of sex Though not a lot of things could make it not good. Frequency Ease of use Effectiveness Not really an issue since we...