I was fortunate enough to have intimacy expert, author, and founder of PureRomance.com, Patty Brisben, join forces with DearSugar for the past two weeks to offer up some helpful tips on how to avoid a sex slump in your relationship this holiday season. I hope you took her advice to heart before it was too late, but in case you missed anything, here's a roundup of her first five tips. Enjoy!
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Mon, 12/15/2008 - 4:00am by Anonymous
I have been with my boyfriend for nearly two years. We live together, I enjoy his company, and I am very much in love with him. He is affectionate in his own way. He'll give me pecks on the lips, he'll hug me occasionally, and once in a while he will make me dinner. He always holds my hand or has his arm around me in public places, which I really love, but I miss the passion we used to have. We rarely have sex unless we are drunk, and I rarely get any deep, passionate kisses from him anymore. I have spoken to him about this many times but he doesn't seem to care. I feel like I do my part — I make it a point to touch him, I tell him I love him every chance I can, I make him dinner and I leave little notes around the house, but it would be nice if he did something in return — I just feel increasingly lonely.
I want to try to create more romance but what can I do to ignite a fire and make him want to be more romantic and passionate with me? I am at my wits end so any advice would be appreciated.
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Even though she has a personal fortune of $475 million, Queen Elizabeth II has decreed a more austere lifestyle for the royal family. Hoping to stay in touch with her subjects dealing with tough economic times, the Queen of England has implemented the following restrictions, according to AFP:
- Energy: All lights at Buckingham Palace must be turned off when rooms are empty.
- Food: Left-over food from royal banquets must be reused.
- Partying: The Queen has warned her grandsons Prince William and Harry against displays of extravagance, such as partying at London nightclubs while ordinary citizens struggle to get by.
- Clothes: For a recent state banquet she asked her dressmakers to make her gown out of material she received more than 20 years ago. And during official appearances she's been seen sporting outfits already worn before, even though etiquette demands she never wears the same outfit twice.
Etiquette sure sounds expensive!
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