Laugh Lines with Kim & Penn Holderness

How Often We Have Sex & Other Fun Facts

Sep 29, 2020
They talk candidly about marriage communication, emotional fatigue during the pandemic, and balancing creativity with parenting. They discuss navigating disagreements about parenting and why they stopped at two kids. They share routines for keeping intimacy alive, tips for quick romance with kids in the house, and the small rituals that keep a relationship fun.
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ADVICE

Schedule Intimacy When Life Gets Busy

  • Schedule intimacy and treat it as a practical priority, especially when parenting and working from home reduce spontaneous opportunities.
  • Kim and Penn openly mention asking each other if they can “sneak one in” before obligations and using non-romantic timing to keep frequency up.
ANECDOTE

Best Trip Turned Worst With Norovirus

  • A perfect London day became the best marriage day, immediately followed by the worst when both got norovirus before an early flight.
  • They went from Michelin lunch and Book of Mormon to alternating vomiting through the night and a miserable flight home.
ADVICE

Protect Friendship With Honesty And Humor

  • Keep friendship alive by practicing brutal honesty, praising positives, and checking egos.
  • Penn emphasizes saying three nice things before criticism and Kim highlights mutual enjoyment and daily laughter.
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