Sexy Stress Relievers for Married Couples

The world can be a stressful place, especially for married couples. Having to balance work, kids, family life, household duties, friends and all the other commitments husbands and wives face, stress can build. When this happens, it can sometimes result in a strained marriage or distance between couples. This can effect communication in marriage, as well as effect your sex life. We all know stress is not beneficial for a healthy marriage. How can married couples increase sex drive, lower stress, and connect in the midst of all the distractions, commitments, and responsibilities? These sexy stress relieving tips can help!

Touching

Research shows that touch reduces stress. In research published in Psychosomatic Medicine 2008, married couples who deliberately took time to touch, hold hands, and caressed each other throughout the day had higher levels of Oxytocin (a chemical that produces warm, calm feelings) and lower blood pressure. Take time to touch your partner throughout the day. It doesn't necessarily have to be sexy touching, loving touches produce the same result. However, taking time to lovingly touch your partner throughout the day can lead to an increased sex drive.

Massage

Along the same lines as touch, massage is a more deliberate, sensual way of reducing stress. Husbands, give your wives a foot massage at the end of a long day, without the expectation of sex. Wives can give their husbands a shoulder, temple, and back massage to help loosen up tight muscles. To make massages sexier, couples can introduce scented oils and candlelight if desired. The act of serving each other through massage helps married couples reconnect and lowers stress levels.

Hot Bath or Shower

Married couples can use the power of heat to reduce stress. Heat acts to loosen tight muscles and dissolve the tensions of the day. Husbands can draw their wives a nice hot bath with candles and soft music. A sexy tip is to wash your wife's hair while she is in the bath. Wives, step into the shower with your husband and wash his back or massage his back while he is in the shower.

Listen To Each Other

The common theme of these three sexy stress relief tips for married couples is touch, attention, and the desire to reduce stress. Listening to each other work through the stressful parts of their day can sometimes be one of the most attractive things you can do for each other. Knowing your spouse truly cares about what you have to say and has the desire to help melt away stress with you, goes along way to producing a marriage that radiates a zen atmosphere.

Source: Psychosomatic Medicine, November/December 2008 http://www.canada.com/health/Touching+helps+couples+reduce+stress/1160362/story.html