What daily lovemaking for a year did for one marriage

October 27th, 2008

Looking for a truly memorable gift for your spouse? Charla Muller has one: Offer your spouse sex every day for a year. That’s what she gave her husband, Brad, for his 40th birthday.

The gem of 365 Nights: A Memoir of Intimacy lies less in the gift itself and more in Muller’s motivation for giving it. She and Brad had been married ten years, the last several of which were “off kilter.” She struggled with depression and wasn’t much interested in sex at all. Her offer of The Gift was a way of telling Brad she was committed to restoring their relationship. Through stories and dialogue, Muller makes the case that marriage is worth unusual sacrifice and work—and that spouses will be happier and healthier for the effort.

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