Tonight's The Night!

Recently I shared the story below with an online reading group. My husband and I have been reading aloud to each other for years. We have found it to be an effective way to unwind and slow down at the end of the day. We alternate who gets to select the book and we take turns reading. Usually we read a chapter or two a night.



When my husband and I lived in Louisiana our bedroom window faced our neighbor's back yard. One spring evening, we had our window open and the neighbor was outside with her dogs. Here is what she heard emanating from our bedroom late that night:

Me: C'mon already, let's get going because I don't want to be doing this all night long. I might not be able to keep my eyes open much longer.

Him: Okay, but do you know where we left off last time because I don't remember.

Me: Yes, we're at the part you said you didn't like but I did. I thought it was an interesting twist, but you thought it was unimaginative?

Him: Maybe we could go back to that part and do it over because I really don't remember it.

Me: No way! If you weren't paying attention the first time, maybe you need to start again on your own and when you get up the part where you remember, and believe me, tell me, I'll join you and we can keep going from there.

My husband and I hear something outside of the window. It is our neighbor laughing hysterically. When she finally stops, she yells to us through our window:

"I can't imagine overhearing the two of you having sex, overhearing you read is titillating enough as it is!"



Intimacy is so much more than sex, but often we hear questions about how to be more intimate with your partner, being answered by talking in terms of sex. Intimacy is so much more than being sexually intimate. There are intimate conversations, intimate dinners, intimate cuddles, even intimate eye contact. Why not consider exploring a different type of intimacy in your relationship? Like reading aloud!