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Touch Starvation in Marriage: How Lack of Physical Affection Affects Your Mind, Body, and Soul

The Silent Pain of Touch Deprivation – Marriage is built on love, trust, and intimacy. But what happens when physical affection—the very thing that strengthens the emotional and physical bond between partners—starts to disappear?

Touch starvation, also known as skin hunger, is a very real and painful experience that many married couples go through. It’s the silent killer of intimacy, creating distance between partners, weakening emotional connection, and even leading to feelings of loneliness and resentment. (more…)

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Sexless Marriage in the Age of Social Media: How Porn, Screens, and Stress Are Ruining Your Love Life

Intimate relationships are meant to be a sanctuary of love, passion, and deep emotional connection. Yet, for millions of couples, intimacy has faded into the background, replaced by cold screens, endless scrolling, and silent nights spent side by side—yet miles apart. The modern world, with its technological advances and ever-growing stressors, has brought us closer in some ways but has created a dangerous divide in our most intimate relationships. (more…)

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You Can Find Time For Intimacy In A Relationship

Let’s talk about something that’s crucial in any romantic relationship: intimacy. But let’s be real, finding time for intimacy can be very challenging. We’ve all been there – you’re tired from work, the kids are running around, and all you want to do is crawl into bed and watch Netflix. But wait! Do you want to let your busy schedule ruin your love life. Here are some tips to help you find time for intimacy in your relationship. (more…)

FREE Flash Fiction

Doctors and Nurses – Flash Fiction

My thighs niggle me with heat, my skin sticking to the leather and refusing to let me shift in the reading chair. The summer sun torments the roof, tired tin creaking and cracking the silence.

My body slouches back and I hoist my thigh over the side of the arm rest, letting one leg dangle free as a delicious hint of cool air creeps up my denim skirt.

Why is he sitting all the way over there? (more…)

writing at Nighttime

Nocturnal Writing…. Yawn….

My favourite time to write is at night.

When everyone is asleep, the dead of night seems to encourage the shadows of creativity to take shape from their blank canvas.

The stillness.

The endless possibilities to create uninterrupted.

This is the time to create new worlds on the page.

The morning alarm clock is the only time I regret my late-night stints if i’ve been on a roll the night before. (more…)

Who Exactly is Hadrian Maellen?

Hadrian Maellen. Delish.

Alas he’s a character I’ve created and exists in my mind.

That’s not to say there aren’t any real Hadrian Maellen’s out there somewhere.

Here Had-dy Had-dy…. Here Had-dy Had-day… Ahem what am I thinking or rather daydreaming.

He’s not a cat. He’s part of my imaginarium. A rather delicious guy. The kind of guy I could while away the hours with, talking and playing in all kinds of fun ways. (more…)