The Friendship Side of a Naked Marriage

Many couples focus on romance but slowly lose the friendship that brought them together. Friendship may be the key to transforming your marriage. Listener question: How can you encourage (in a loving way) your spouse to take more initiative in romance and sex? I feel like I'm always the one planning dates, giving romantic surprises, initiating intimacy, and in general looking for ways to draw closer together, even saying sorry first after a fight. Submit your questions to Dave & Ashley: Download our FREE 31 Day Marriage Devotional: We want your marriage to thrive! Learn more at Dave and Ashley Willis spent thirteen years in full-time church ministry before devoting their work entirely toward the global mission of building stronger, Christ-centered marriages. Their marriage-related books, blogs, podcast, speaking events and media resources have reached millions of couples around the world making Dave and Ashley one of the most recognized and trusted couples in marriage ministry. Dave and Ashley partnered with XO Marriage in 2018. XO Marriage is the nation's largest marriage-focused ministry. The Willis family includes four sons and a rescue dog named "Chi Chi." When Dave and Ashley aren't writing and speaking, they love hanging out with their family, watching movies and going on long walks which is also where they develop many of their marriage ministry content ideas. Learn more about Dave & Ashley at daveandashley.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Friendship Side of a Naked Marriage is an episode from The Naked Marriage with Dave & Ashley Willis by XO Marriage.

This episode is 30:10 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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