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24 The Link Magazine • June 1985
THE VALET SERVICE SEEKING OUT SOLUTIONS
FOR YOUR HOME
Finding balance in sex
The fourth in a series of articles by Relate counsellors for The Link.
DECORATING Julia Cole focuses on the importance of balance in a couple's sexual relationship.
INSIDE OR OUT The story below is fictional but based upon Relate's experience of working with couples.
SPECIAL RATES FOR Claire and Steve came for counsel- Claire started to avoid sex as it
PENSIONERS ling because they had a sex prob- just seemed like one more thing to
lem. do. Steve, on the other hand, found
Their sex life had started off well he wanted her more, as a way of
Call Decor Valet but with the birth of their daugh- reassuring himself that their love
for a Free Estimate ter, who was brain-damaged, was still there. This caused a great
things had begun to change. Since deal of tension between them, re-
SWINDON 824372 the birth Claire had felt constantly sulting in tears and arguments. By
exhausted and the arrival of their the time they came into counsel-
No job too small. Personal service
son two years later had added to ling their son was approaching his
the strain. fourth birthday.
The counsellor encouraged them
to talk about their feelings. She
Life's cosier also helped Claire to work out ways Julia Cole of Relate
with a in which she could get more sup-
port from family and friends to their lives were much improved
living flame ease the strain of looking after the and less stressful. Quite naturally,
their sex life started to go well
children.
Steve began to see that he had to again. Steve joked that Claire was
back off sexually. They both real- now too interested. Both felt that
NO CHIMNEY ised that they needed to spend they had become much closer and
more time together as a couple, agreed that they were ready to stop
NO PROBLEM having fun, going out, and show- counselling.
ing each other non-sexual affec-
tion. The counsellor helped them If you think you need help, contact
THE discuss the various ways in which Thamesdown Relate on (01793)
Showroom at: 1 Rodbourne Rd, this might be achieved. 527664, 9am - 5pm, Monday - Fri-
IREPLAC Swindon Tel: (01793) 612288 After six months of counselling day
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Maria Cormack writes:
We were encouraged to see some impressed by the devices being
new faces at our last meeting in demonstrated for people with
May and I'm sure everyone was hearing difficulties.
The club meets in the Commu-
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Talks on diabetes
MOST CLOSELY READ Fighting Diabetes and children will be the
subject of a meeting held by the
AND fragile bones Swindon & District Branch of the
The Thamesdown Group of the British Diabetic Association on
MOST USEFUL PAPER National Osteoporosis Society will Tuesday 6 June, 7.30pm.
be taking part in a national aware- The Branch holds meetings on
IN SWINDON ness week between 26 and 30 June the first Tuesday of the month, at
to draw attention to the problem the Carfax Street Health Centre
CALL of osteoporosis. (not August). There are speakers
Group contact Brenda Hobbs on topics related to diabetes and
says osteoporosis is still known as more social activities, such as
(01793) 872282 the silent disease as many people Christmas cooking for diabetics.
do not realise they have it until The meetings are a source of in-
they fracture a bone which has formation, practical help and sup-
The Link become fragile. port for diabetics and those who
The aim of the week is to pro- care for them.
Distributed free mote awareness of osteoporosis, Newcomers are always wel-
to over 15,000 homes support sufferers and educate the come. For more information, call
public. For more information, call Anne Moore on 533729 or Becky
every month Brenda Hobbs on 770445. Nute on 488070.