The husband and wife got married in their Church in a beautifully spiritual ceremony. They went on a honeymoon to a tropical location. They had fun, but the wife had a painful feeling towards the end of the trip. What is this, God? she asked. Maybe it's guilt from the fancy honeymoon. Maybe that was the nagging feeling. Or was it the lack of connected sex? It felt empty, but confusing.
The newlyweds also struggled with intimacy. They were following NFP (Natural Family Planning), which is the only family planning method endorsed by the Catholic Church. The husband had a really hard time with this, and the wife used it as an excuse to avoid sex and not deal with her underlying fears surrounding sex.
But the couple had some great moments during that first year. They liked to sit on the porch and play board games late into the night. They went running together, went to movies, and stayed up late talking. They went to Church together. At times, it was so comfortable, and it felt so right.
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