For example, an extrovert often is attracted to an introvert, but in the marriage, the extrovert is constantly trying to get the introvert to be more open. We do exercises to get in touch with what our differences are. Then we learn the five steps to conflict management. Fourth, Money discusses how to keep an intimate sexual relationship alive in a marriage. We discuss the difference between sex and intimacy.
Sex is the thermometer that measures the temperature of marriage.
If marriage is intimate, close and warm, couples enjoy an intimate sexual relationship. If the marriage has become angry, cold, indifferent, neglectful, then you have sex. Fifth, Money shares the importance of paying attention to each partner's emotional needs. Sometimes emotional needs get lost because we spend so much time with our most basic needs. With two people working, building and buying at higher levels, we tend to forget the emotional needs.