The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: (And You Thought Bad Girls Have All the Fun)

by Sheila Wray Gregoire

Overview

Candid and contemporary, this book gives you a Christian place to turn for answers to your most intimate--and embarrassing--questions.

Billions of people have had sex. Far fewer have made love. In The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex, author Sheila Wray Gregoire helps women see how sexual intimacy was designed to be physically stupendous but also incredibly intimate.

Whether you're about to walk down the aisle, newly married, or you've been married for decades, The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex will lead you on a wonderful journey of discovery toward the amazing sex life God designed you for.

With humor, research, and lots of anecdotes, author Sheila Wray Gregoire helps women see how our culture's version of sex, which concentrates on the physical above all else, makes sex shallow. God, on the other hand, intended sex to unite us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Gregoire walks through these three aspects of sex, showing how to make each amazing, and how to overcome the roadblocks in each area we often encounter.

Drawing on survey results from over 2,000 people, she also includes lots of voices from other Good Girls, giving insight into how other women have learned to truly enjoy sex in marriage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310334101
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	03/06/2012
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishing
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	118,474
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sheila Wray Gregoire is a sought-after speaker, blogger, and award-winning author of nine books, including The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex. Passionate about helping couples with more than just Christian pat answers about marriage, you’ll find her tackling people’s real problems on her blog, To Love, Honor and Vacuum. Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Introduction: Who's a Good Girl? 15

Part 1 the beauty of sex

Chapter 1 How Good Girls Think about Sex 23

Chapter 2 How Good Girls Understand Good Boys 39

Part 2 physical discovery: fireworks

Chapter 3 Lighting the Fireworks 55

Chapter 4 Beginning the Journey to Very Good 79

Chapter 5 From Fizzle to Sizzle for Her 105

Chapter 6 From Fizzle to Sizzle for Him 123

Part 3 spiritual discovery: bliss

Chapter 7 Learning to Make Love, Not Just Have Sex 141

Chapter 8 A Pure, Holy, and Hot Marriage! 161

Part 4 relationship discovery: Laughter

Chapter 9 Becoming Best Friends 185

Chapter 10 The Sex Circle: Learning to Give 203

Part 5 putting it all together

Chapter 11 Hungering for Each Other 223

Chapter 12 MovingForward 241

Acknowledgments 255

About the Author 259

Notes 261

Editorial Reviews

Gregoire answers questions about nuts and bolts. She also writes from a covenantal view: Sex is created by God for our good and His glory. She conveys a basic message that marriage is a lifelong endeavor, that husbands and wives have time to experiment, and that communication and trust facilitate good sex. Like a funny big sister, she takes on intimate topics in a frank and reassuring way. She writes for those who are engaged, newlyweds, and for those who are sexually experienced and want to gain a biblical understanding. She cautions against laziness and also against the temptations that porn has made popular.

WORLD Magazine

This conservative Christian sex manual features frank, unusual approaches while stressing that sex is God's great gift, both joyfully physical and joyfully spiritual. Writing for women, youngish and not, Canadian parenting columnist Gregoire (To Love, Honor, and Vacuum: When You Feel More Like a Maid Than a Wife and Mother) chattily urges gals to embrace their own and especially their husband's sexuality, for the benefit of the entire family. According to her surveys, Christian women report better sex lives than non-Christian women, but many need a little coaching. Without illustrations, she describes in passing techniques and activities (some excellent) but stresses mutual experimentation. Several stand-out anecdotes tell of sex as healing after tragedy. VERDICT A serious omission from the resources she provides are mention of any of the other well-done Christian sex books (e.g., titles by Clifford and Joyce Penner, Ed and Gaye Wheat, or Douglas Rosenau) or the American Association of Christian Counselors as a source for further help. Gregoire's warm, encouraging voice has a place in libraries with Christian clientele, but complementary books should also be purchased, such as those by the above authors.—Martha Cornog, Philadelphia

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