#23 - How To Have A Great Sex Life | Sunny & Sunmarie Burns

This episode introduces us to Sunny and Sunmarie Burns: two people who have an amazing love story that leans toward the realistic without losing the romantic.

Listen to this delightful couple’s take on why preparation and intentionality are vital to having a wonderful sex life in your marriage. They also go a little deeper into the practical benefits of natural family planning and how this has helped shaped their marriage, which is going strong ten years down the road.

Lastly, the Burnses highlighted the immense value of being completely honest with each other and letting all your flaws out in the open to give way to honesty, respect, trust, and full acceptance. And won’t you agree that these are the elements of not just a successful marriage but a great sex life as well? 

Introducing the Burns [00:45]

The Burns’ background [02:51]

Sunmarie recalls their first anniversary and years of being together [04:58]

Sammy tells of the Burns’ remarkable marriage and intertwined relationship [06:51]

Sunny shares about building the foundation of a relationship on honesty [10:23]

Sunmarie recalls how Sunny came clean about his addictions and how she reacted [13:54]

Sunny shares his perspective on that moment of coming clean [16:33]

Sunny recalls their courtship phase and beyond [19:48]

Sammy highlights the Burns’ point about being cautious with intimacy [27:26]

Sunny shares how their relationship transitioned to getting more physical [34:08]

Sunmarie on contraceptives [36:47]

Sunny on a challenging time in their marriage and sex life [38:30]

Sunny on delayed gratification [44:13]

The Rhythm Method and Natural family planning [45:46]

How sex in the movies is so unrealistic [52:42]

Sunny on constantly developing their sex life [54:30]

Sunmarie on the success they had with natural family planning [63:11]

Sunny on finding integrity in yourself [68:29]

Book Recommendations:

“Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts” 

"Questions Couples Ask"