Bare Marriage
Bare Marriage
Sheila Gregoire
Episode 324: Who Bears the Emotional Labor and Mental Load for Sex?
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Apr 16, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Intro
What Is Mental Load and Emotional Labor? (And Why It Matters for Sex)
What Bestselling Christian Marriage Books Actually Teach About Sex
The Appearance Double Standard Nobody Is Preaching About
Contraception: Who Bears the Physical and Medical Risk?
Atmosphere, Timing, and Who's Actually Setting the Stage
Spontaneous vs. Responsive Libido and the Hidden Mental Load
What is Intimacy, Really?
"Rock His World": What Sermon Clips Reveal About Whose Pleasure Matters
Three Scenarios: What Happens When She's Had a Hard Day
What Real Intimacy Requires from Both of You
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Send us Fan Mail Who's carrying the mental and emotional load when it comes to sex? Today Keith and I are breaking down all the ways evangelical marriage culture places that burden almost entirely on women: from appearance standards and contraception to performing passion on demand and suppressing her own emotions so his experience stays comfortable. We are listening to sermon clips and reading quotes from bestselling Christian marriage books that are pretty hard to hear, but really important...