Involuntarily celibate is an accurate way to describe the situation a sufferer of a sexless marriage find themselves in. It is, however, in no way a recommended descriptor to use when discussing the issues and emotions surrounding a sexless marriage. Listen now.

Too busy making the big bucks to get busy starting a family? Are you about to leave things too late while counting the pennies? When is it the right time to start trying for a child?

Or is one of you simply delaying, using money as an excuse to not get it on?

The sexless marriage podcast continues, this time discussing financial matters – another excuse to block pathways into the bedroom.

Counselor Tony Brindell’s experience, extracted from the book SEETHINGS, refers to an extreme sexless situation he discovered  during therapy sessions – a couple who are desperate to make a child but don’t do sex.

He shares that knowledge and reminds us that change in our marriages is inevitable.

Husband initiates sex after a year without it and finishes off without attending to his wife.

Wife wants to know if he’s just not interested in her anymore.

If one partner doesn’t need or want sex, should the other be forced into living a life of celibacy?

A look at first kisses and the emotions surrounding them.

Sexless marriage? Could pain be what’s stopping you from having a good time?

Staying on task isn’t easy. Michael Forman keeps characters and plots on track by remembering what happened to another’s work – a disaster of falling into the comedy genre instead of drama.

Michael shares the dilemmas of writing about intimacy – a story about a sexless marriage and losing himself inside an emotional storm while evading his fears about sex.

It wasn’t supposed to happen. I didn’t encourage it. We just hugged and then things got a little out of hand. If I don’t talk about it then what we did together last night didn’t happen.

I’m happily married!