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When couples enter midlife together, a myriad of
pressures, issues and concerns await them. The children head out
into the world while an elderly mother in need of care may move
in. A spouse may experience declining health. Dissatisfaction,
depression and boredom, which may have plagued the relationship
but been kept at bay for the sake of "the family," could emerge
as the children leave home and a couple spends more time together
again.
What can a couple do to address midlife issues and bring the focus
back on themselves and any facet of their marriage that may have
been neglected while the children were at home? Sexual intimacy
often is lost in the balancing of kids, career and housekeeping
responsibilities during the childrearing years. Nationally recognized
relationship counselors Steve
and Cathy Brody offer key insights on couplehood at midlife
in their book "Renew
Your Marriage at Midlife" (Penguin Putnam, 1999). They recommend
the Four Cs of sexual arousal (creativity, courage, communication,
courtship) to set the home fires burning again.
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Creativity
Don't become the victim of routine. |
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Courage
You need the courage to stand by your needs and desires. |
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Communication
Besides enhancing intimacy, communication helps resolve sex
problems.
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Courtship
Success rarely happens without sustained effort and ongoing
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*excerpted with permission from the Brodys'
book,
Renew Your Marriage at Midlife, G. P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin
Putnam Inc., copyright © 1999 by Steve Brody and Cathy Brody.
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