Sex Intimacy Marriage . Another Intimately . Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain. . . . Men and women are created differently, to balance the relationship. Men are created very visual and respond quickly.
Women respond more to touch, words, and atmosphere.
God uses the fact that women respond more slowly to help encourage the building of intimacy, which takes time. In Christian circles, it seems that the subject of sexual counseling is often treated in one of two extremes. It's either ignored, or it degenerates into a mirror image of the world's advice. What makes this even more tragic is that the Bible contains the very counsel couples need, because it is counsel from the Creator of sex. First of all, realize that marriage and sex are not forever.