I SPENT YEARS DOING IT WRONG
I asked permission. I hinted. I hoped. And I spent a lot of nights frustrated. This book is what I wish someone had handed me a decade ago.
I picked up most of my ideas about sex from the wrong places. Locker room talk. Porn before I was old enough to process it. Church culture that treated desire like something to be ashamed of.
So I brought that mess into marriage. I felt guilty for wanting her. I'd go quiet instead of saying what I wanted. I'd reach for connection, and when she didn't match my energy, I'd shut down.
We'd go weeks without anything real happening. Not because we didn't care. Because I wasn't leading.
At some point it hit me: I was operating like a teenager hoping to get lucky.
Not expressing. Not leading. Not creating anything. Just waiting and hoping she'd be "in the mood."
The shift was simple but it changed everything: Stop asking for permission. Start expressing desire. My desire isn't a burden I'm placing on her - it's an invitation I'm offering.
Different energy. Different results.
I touch her more without expectation. I say what I'm thinking without filtering it through fear. I've learned to build tension instead of rushing toward a goal.
And she leaned in.
Playfulness came back. So did that spark. She started initiating more because my energy felt grounded again. Safe. Confident. Not needy.
This book breaks down everything I learned.
It's not magic. It's not complicated. But
you have
to be willing to lead.