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The Purpose of Pleasure in Marriage: Why It Matters More Than You Think
If sex isn’t pleasurable, it’s not working the way it’s supposed to. In this article, we explain why pleasure is not the goal of sex, but an essential guide to doing it well. When both spouses experience real pleasure and satisfaction, desire, frequency, and connection naturally improve. We also address why orgasm matters for both husband and wife and how to start “following the pleasure” in a practical way. If intimacy feels like a chore, it’s time to fix the system.
Pius XII on Pleasure
The same Creator, Who in His bounty and wisdom willed to make use of the work of man and woman, by uniting them in matrimony, for the preservation and propagation of the human race, has also decreed that in this function the parties should experience pleasure and happiness of body and spirit. Husband and wife, therefore, by seeking and enjoying this pleasure do no wrong whatever. They accept what the Creator has destined for them.