Consent For Touch - Even With A Spouse
You know that feeling where you finish a conversation, and then a little later, mentally review it and wish you could go back and change...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jul 9, 2019
- 5 min
Please DON'T Fake It Till You Make It
Several years ago, I had been invited to an event that also featured a talk for kallah teachers, giving by a woman who trains them. At...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jun 14, 2019
- 3 min
"Do You Ever Just Cuddle?" A Powerful Tip For Marital Intimacy Improvement
“Do You Ever Just Cuddle?” Yael’s arms are folded across her chest, and her legs tightly crossed as she describes her frustration: “I...
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Elisheva Liss
- Apr 28, 2019
- 5 min
Spousal Hygiene - An Awkward Problem
Shani prefaces her disclosure with discomfort: “This is not an easy thing to discuss. But it’s an issue for me. It has to do with...
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Elisheva Liss
- Feb 19, 2019
- 6 min
Not Attracted to Her Spouse: Part 2 Some Answers to Your Questions
My recent blog post “I’m Not Attracted to my Spouse” has attracted significantly more views, shares, and responses in its first week than...
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Elisheva Liss
- Feb 11, 2019
- 7 min
I'm Not Attracted to My Spouse
Raizy, a soft-spoken 24 year old graphic designer, shifted in her seat, hesitant to share her next words. I waited, while she formulated...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jan 6, 2019
- 6 min
Trouble In the Bedroom: Marital Sexual Problems and How We Can Help
Every year around this time, I wonder if this will be the year I try and “do something about it.” These are the weeks we call Shovevim...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jan 3, 2019
- 5 min
What if My B’show Was Wrong
What if my b’show didn’t work? This post will undoubtedly elicit strong reactions from readers on both sides of this issue. I want to...
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Elisheva Liss
- Nov 26, 2018
- 2 min
Could We Please Stop Telling Girls that Marrying a Yeshiva Guy Is the Only Way to Get a Good Husband
This will be a short, not-so-sweet, but to-the-point post (bordering on rant). To some, what I’m about to say might be obvious, but to...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jun 26, 2018
- 7 min
The Pros and Cons of Scheduled Sex Dates
“About how often would you guys say you are physically intimate?” This question is part of my standard couple intake session, even if the...
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Elisheva Liss
- May 29, 2018
- 5 min
Women Who Hate the Niddah Laws
Sima had ostensibly done everything “right”. She was a prototypical “aidel maidel”- a respectful daughter, a helpful sister, a caring...
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Elisheva Liss
- May 24, 2018
- 5 min
Choosing to Remain in an Imperfect Marriage
Leah closes her eyes and pauses for a moment, then swallows. I’ve come to recognize this subtlety as a cue that something deeply personal...
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Elisheva Liss
- May 6, 2018
- 4 min
Intimacy vs. Sex
The well-groomed young couple settled into the matching navy, velvet club chairs in my office, and glanced at one another. After a beat,...
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Elisheva Liss
- May 1, 2018
- 5 min
She Secretly Wished Her Husband Would Die
Shaindy’s eyes filled before she lowered them to examine her lap. She had been feeling stuck and hopeless in her marriage for several...
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Elisheva Liss
- Apr 17, 2018
- 5 min
On Touching Your Wife: A Guide For Perplexed Husbands
Elisha and Ariella are a charismatic couple in their early 30s, with a frisky toddler, and a baby on the way. They generally treat each...
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Elisheva Liss
- Dec 13, 2017
- 6 min
She Was Told Never Say No to Your Husband
Miriam and Chaim had been married for just over ten years, and was happily and busily raising their brood of five lively children, when...
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Elisheva Liss
- Dec 2, 2017
- 5 min
Why Are There So Many More Divorces Nowadays?
It’s a magnificent summer night- 75 perfect degrees, and I’m on a delightful walk over a nearby bridge to the beach, with a dear friend...
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Elisheva Liss
- Nov 13, 2017
- 7 min
Sexual Abuse with No Abuser
Beila and Sruly (pseudonyms) are a charming couple in their 20’s. They were referred by Beila’s private therapist, for an unconsummated...
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Elisheva Liss
- Feb 9, 2017
- 6 min
Assessing Your Relationship
Selecting a spouse is possibly the most momentous decision that we humans make over the course of a lifetime. We are choosing our...
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Elisheva Liss
- Apr 12, 2016
- 7 min
The Perfect In-Laws
Dan and Liz were fighting about their families again. Both educated professional thirty-somethings, they do an impressive job juggling...
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