All articles by Margaret Ellis – Page 2

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    Can I live with my friend?

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I am many years retired and have always been single. I have a close male friend who is now widowed and I am wondering what would be your opinion of us as an older couple living together [not getting married] for companionship? We do not have any sexual relationship on any level. Is this wrong for us as Christians to live together?

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    My friend is too needy

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    "We have little in common and she is one of the most irritating people I have ever encountered..."

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    Can I read Fifty Shades of Grey?

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Maggie Ellis answers a question on the suitability of erotic fiction.

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    Too fat to fancy

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    My wife and I haven’t been physically intimate for over a year. I can’t blame her for not wanting me as I have been putting on more and more weight over the years; I wouldn’t fancy me if I were her! When we used to make love, I would feel fat and ugly. I just want to bury my head and not think about what we have lost, but I miss her touch dreadfully...

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    The Sex Factor

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Maggie Ellis answers your questions on sex and relationships...

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    Can I sleep with my ex wife?

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I am a 59-year-old man who was dIvorced last year, and sInce then have struggled to contaIn my sex drIve. I am not into porn, my only sexual feelings are to my ex as we enjoyed a very good sex life. There is a school of Christian thought that says that, in the Lord’s eyes, there is no divorce spiritually and that my ex and I can sleep together. Is this biblical or is it just my imagination?

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    I think of my ex during sex

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I’ve been married for three years and very much love my wife; however I am struggling with memories of having sex with my previous girlfriend from before I became a Christian. These memories get triggered when my wife and I make love. I feel deceptive to be keeping this a secret from my wife, but she would be devastated if she knew...

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    I've lost my sex drive

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I have been married for 11 years. My husband is an agnostic but I am a committed, Christian. The problem is that I have completely lost my sex drive. I’m in my 40s and finished nine months of treatment for breast cancer a year ago (including a full mastectomy and a reconstructed breast which doesn’t look like the other!). Since then I find it very hard to get enthusiastic about sex and don’t feel at all sensual...

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    I don’t fancy my husband

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    "What can I do to make sex more appealing?"

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    He doesn't want sex

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I’ve been married for 26 years and have a unique problem in that it’s my husband that has little or no interest in sex...

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    I feel distant from my wife

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I have to travel abroad a lot with my work and my wife runs everything for the family when I am away. When I return, I am tired but have lots of romantic fantasies about seeing her again, most of which go unfulfilled...

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    More Couples' Questions

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Maggie Ellis answers your questions on porn for women, intimacy at 50+ and keeping the sexual flame alight.

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    Couples' Questions

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Maggie Ellis tackles cross-dressing, sexual desire and being turned on by TV programmes...

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    Confused by Same Sex Reaction

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Our Agony Aunt answers readers' questions on sex and relationships.

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    Does masturbation discount me from church?

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Maggie Ellis on whether masturbation is OK for Christians.

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    I can’t cope with my wife’s menopause

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    "It’s like living with a dangerous dog that bites and barks..."

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    I can't ejaculate

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Agony Aunt Maggie Ellis answers readers' questions on sex and relationships...

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    My Boyfriend Won't Marry Me

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    I’m 30 and for the past three-and-a-half years have been going out with a man who has come to be the love of my life. Although we fancy each other we have chosen not to go too far physically. The problem is that although he says he loves me, whenever we talk about the future and the possibility of getting married he gets cold feet...

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    My daughter is bisexual

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    My husband and I are committed Christians in a thriving Church who would appreciate your advice concerning our 19-year-old daughter. Lucy (not her real name) told us about a year ago that she was bisexual and was in a relationship with another girl, Jemma...

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    Just had a baby, struggling with sex

    2014-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Maggie Ellis answers a question on sex after childbirth.