STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR REVITALIZING A NONSEXUAL MARRIAGE

Authors
Citation
Bw. Mccarthy, STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR REVITALIZING A NONSEXUAL MARRIAGE, Journal of sex & marital therapy, 23(3), 1997, pp. 231-240
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Family Studies","Psycology, Clinical
ISSN journal
0092623X
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
231 - 240
Database
ISI
SICI code
0092-623X(1997)23:3<231:SATFRA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
If one adopts an arbitrary criterion of being sexual less than 10 time s a year, approximately 20% of married couples have a nonsexual relati onship. This is a major mental health problem that poses a threat to m arital satisfaction and viability. The strategy in confronting a nonse xual marriage is to treat it as a couple issue. The prescription for c hange is to take personal responsibility for sexuality, rebuild intima cy, reintroduce nondemand pleasuring, and add erotic stimulation.