Marriage
Here's a collection of all of our articles filed under marriage
MominatrixGiving your partner a helping handBy Kristen Chase
Dear Mominatrix: I had a hysterectomy last month and I'm still on medical leave. At present I'm still physically "limited" in marital relations and will be for another month. Any advice? - C.
You're not the only one with...
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MominatrixAm I a horny old lady?By Kristen Chase
A few weeks ago, my husband called me "a horny old lady."
I don't think he meant it to be a compliment, but I took it as one.
An ad for some Ryan Reynolds movie was flashing across our television set, and as I scrambled to find...
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When Mom's the DadThe peculiar positioning of gay familiesBy Mandy Hartley
My son is obsessed with the mailbox. Everything about it from the dandy red flag that moves up and down, to the satisfying thump of the door as it opens and closes... and opens and closes and opens and closes (he's a toddler) pleases him. Each...
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MominatrixMominatrix answers a reader's question about his wife's fantasies.By Kristen Chase
Dear Mominatrix:
My wife and I went from an open marriage to almost divorced, but thankfully we managed to repair the damage and get our marriage back on track. No surprise that this set our sex life back a bit, but now she's starting to open...
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MominatrixHow do you tell your husband he's lousy in bed?By Kristen Chase
Dear Mominatrix: I love my husband -- he's an amazing father and treats me like a queen, but he's not that skilled in the bedroom. Help! - S.
Well S., two out of three isn't that bad, but it's a fair complaint, and one that many...
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MominatrixHow do I help my wife with her low sex drive?By Kristen ChaseDear Mominatrix:
My wife is a beautiful mother of 2 who says she has no sex drive- zero. What can I do to help? I tell her how beautiful she is? I tell her she's the only woman I fantasize about. I listen to her/ we're great friends -- I just want...
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MominatrixCan men and women be 'just friends'?By Kristen ChaseEven before Harry and Sally discussed it on their long lonely car ride east, the age old question as to whether men and women can be "just friends" stumped even the most brilliant scholars.
Some say "yes" while others say "absolutely...
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Dinner for OneWeird and ExcitingBy Susan CourtadA few months ago I wrote about my relationship with my boyfriend, “J.” On Valentine’s Day he became my fiancé, and while my days of writing as a single Imperfect Parent are numbered, I couldn’t be happier.
In the month...
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MominatrixThose cheatin' hearts.By Kristen ChaseIt seems that you can’t open a newspaper, magazine, or hell, an email from a friend and not read about a politician’s wife, a celebrity’s spouse, or someone close to you suffering at the hands of their husband’s wandering eye.
Or...
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Not Your Average Fairy TaleSaving Face: What to do when your girlfriend could care less about CaliforniaBy Melissa DoakI clicked on the BBC news. Hordes of couples were celebrating on the steps of San Francisco City Hall. I whooped.
“Look, Saads!” I pointed to the T.V. “California ruled lesbian and gay people can get married. Everyone’s lining...
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MominatrixKickin' It Old School.By Kristen ChaseFor many expectant mothers, the 2nd trimester does indeed bring with it a joyous and blissful renewal of body and spirit. Clearly it’s still not all puppy dogs and rose petals. But if you’ve been puking your guts out, or like me, suffering...
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MominatrixTouch Me, BabyBy Kristen ChaseWhen you’ve been stuck for however many hours a day being bugged, badgered, and bothered by little hands grabbing at you from every direction, chances are the last thing that you want is to be groped by your well-meaning spouse. I’m not quite...
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MominatrixSweet, Sweet Fantasy, BabyBy Kristen ChaseIf you ask any mother about her sexual fantasies, chances are they’d probably have more to do with sleep than any specific sexual act.
Is my husband masturbating in the shower while I sleep soundly for the entire night still considered a sexual...
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MominatrixIt's the Final Countdown.By Kristen ChaseI’m not sure I remember exactly when my husband and I had the dreaded sexual history conversation. It’s not like one of us kept count of our past conquests in some spiral bound Garfield notebook or anything.
Who does that?
And while...
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Growing PainsOur Dirty Little SecretBy Elizabeth ThompsonMy husband and I have been together for a long time (we’ll be married 18 years, this summer) and -- though, I refuse to believe that we look anything alike -- Garth (not his real name) and I have grown comfortable with each other and often times...
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MominatrixBlow Off Your DutyBy Kristen ChaseI recently likened giving fellatio to making brown-bag lunches for your spouse. It starts out as this beautiful gesture that you offer to him, and then becomes an obligation. And when it’s expected, it’s not so beautiful anymore but instead...
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Scientific Studies from the Male Point of ViewWhat's behind door number two?By Karen LavenMen are warped in their own, unique way.
That is not a newsflash.
What never ceases to amaze me, however, is just how vast the crevasse that separates the sexes can be. Take monkeys for example. My husband, and father of our two children, couldn’t...
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Mama and More MamaThe only thing that matters is love and respect.By Gabriel ConstansOn a network show about gay parenting and during her fight in Florida over gay adoption, former talk show host, comedian and actress Rosie O’Donnell talked about her and her partner raising their adopted children. When she was asked how the youngest...
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Supermarket EpiphanyRevelation on aisle six.By Amy Sue NathanEveryone was right. My kids did deserve to grow up with a mother who was happy. And I was. I was happy with my wonderful kids and my circle of French-manicured girlfriends, latte clutches, wine times and PTO. Who wouldn't be? Our newly decorated four-bedroom...
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MominatrixLove in an Elevator? Try Skipping the Bed for OnceBy Kristen ChaseAs a college student, the bed was the last place I thought about using for sexual purposes. It cradled my body after a few drunken escapades, but as far as the horizontal mambo, the bed equated old married people with kids. So I saw my fair share of interesting...
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The Warp Speed Of SexualitySometimes living in the age of sexuality is tiring.By Lauri KubuitsileSometimes living in the age of sexuality is tiring. Don’t get me wrong; I like sex despite the rumors that my husband may be spreading. There’s just so much of it around. We are swimming in it. And frankly, some of us are drowning. The ubiquitousness...
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MominatrixWhat lies beneath.By Kristen ChaseI’ve often wondered what goes on behind the bedroom doors in suburban America. Is the frustrated mom of two who drags her son out of the mall by his backpack a swinger by night? Does the clean cut mother of four who plants her flowers in obsessive...
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MominatrixThe Taboo of SexBy Kristen ChaseIf you’ve got at least one little mini-me running around after you, it’s fairly obvious that you’re getting some. I liken it to wearing your heart on your sleeve; a pregnant belly practically screams sex. Everybody knows you’re...
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