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Starved: The Silent Crisis of Affection-less Marriage
Paperback
Publisher: John Williams
Published: Jun 16 2025
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
I feel married, but alone.
Behind countless Christian and non-Christian marriages is a silent crisis few dare to talk about - affection starvation. One spouse longs for connection, tenderness, and intimacy while the other withdraws, dismisses, or simply refuses to give. The pain grows quietly, but the damage runs deep.
Starved: The Silent Crisis of Affectionless Marriage exposes one of the most common - and most overlooked - threats to covenant marriages today.
In these powerful pages you will discover:
✅ Why affection is not optional in Christian marriage
✅ How emotional and physical withholding slowly destroys intimacy
✅ The spiritual battle behind emotional distance
✅ The dangerous lie of this is just how marriage is
✅ How hardened hearts can be healed and restored
✅ A step-by-step biblical path to restore affection, rebuild trust, and reignite intimacy
✅ Powerful prayers, assessments, and a 30-Day Affection Restoration Challenge
You don't have to live like roommates. You don't have to suffer in silence. God can restore your marriage, your tenderness, and your covenant - no matter how long affection has been absent.
I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten. - Joel 2:25
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