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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I am about to get married, what are top tips for making my marriage last?
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Woman Alive panel2026-01-12T05:21:00
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, the Woman Alive team answer a woman who wants to make sure her marriage lasts.
Dear Woman Alive, I am getting married in the summer, it is my first marriage, but my fiancé has been married before. We love each other, have a shared strong faith, and there is no one else I want to be with, but it scares me when I see couples who have been married for a while, maybe have a few kids, and they seem a bit jaded, and snipe at each other. How do we keep our love alive, and not coast towards disconnection and divorce?
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