{"id":339168,"date":"2015-09-12T17:16:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-12T09:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/talk-sex-relationship-339168.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T16:25:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T08:25:38","slug":"talk-sex-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/talk-sex-relationship-339168.html","title":{"rendered":"How to talk about sex in a relationship?"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"p1\"><em>\"To have great sex, the key word is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/expert-advice\/infidelity-knowing-restore-communication-overcome-adultery-51200.html\">communication<\/a>,\"<\/em> said sex therapist Brigitte Martel. The most dangerous for the relationship, is the silence, the criticisms and frustrations. It is important to say what we like and what we dislike. Except that often we do not dare. Modesty, too, is a sexuality that is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/fashion\/trends-and-tips\/lingerie-guide-taking-good-care-intimates-89943.html\">intimate<\/a>\u00a0and emotionally charged.<\/p> <p class=\"p1\"><em>\"We imagine that under 'love one another' is doing it, or the fact that we are so familiar with each other, our partner can guess what we like or dislike in\u00a0bed, what we need,\"<\/em> analyzes clinical psychologist C\u00e9line B\u00e9guian. <sup>\u00a0<\/sup>It is a mistake because, as close as we are, our lover remains different from us, he sees reality through its own history. The exchange in all its forms is therefore necessary in the relationship. Often, the fumbling,\u00a0awkwardness, and flashbacks in the discussion are what\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/coaching-lifelove\/8-ways-to-revive-relationship-83393.html#post-83393\">enlivens the relationship<\/a>.<\/p> <p class=\"p1\">So, yes to communication! If there are no universal rules or miracle cures, careful nonetheless not to fall into the technical instruction manual. It's all about dosing. Words, then, and well-chosen moments too.<\/p> <p class=\"p1\"><em>Fabienne Broucaret and Nur Syazana H.<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shame, fear of upsetting or breaking the romance... It is not always easy to talk about sexuality in marriage. How to tell your desires to him, what one likes and what irks us?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":124591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"It is not always easy to talk about sexuality in marriage but it has to be done to overcome future problems. 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