458. Why Is My Marriage So Much Different From When We First Got Married? - Is This Normal?

Many couples ask us this question: Why doesn’t my marriage feel like it did in the beginning?

The truth is, just like each year, our marriage has different seasons where intimacy can feel different. Passion can ebb. Connection sometimes requires effort. Somewhere along the way, we absorb the myth that a healthy marriage should always feel like spring, blossoming romance, effortless sex, deep conversation, constant emotional closeness.

But real marriage isn’t a single season. Like nature, your relationship moves through cycles. Emotional intimacy shifts, sexual desire fluctuates, and spiritual connection deepens, or feels quite distant at times. These changes aren’t signs of failure, they’re just natural signs of life. 

In this episode, we explore the infatuation stage, and the four seasons of marriage and intimacy and how to not only survive each season, but thrive. Understand the season you’re in, stop panicking, and learn how to nurture your marriage through every stage.

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