Why it began
Brittany Gibbons shared lessons from having sex for 365 straight days.
She said the effects remained clear three years later.
Brittany pitched the idea to her husband after hearing a friend’s experience.
She said the marriage was fine but she wanted to save herself.
She explained confidence dropped after giving birth to her third child.
She wrote about the experience for Women’s Health.
“I didn’t let myself be naked. I kept the lights off during sex, hid my stomach and boobs inside a camisole, and I waited for my husband to leave the bedroom before barreling from the shower to my closet to get dressed.”
Early struggles
At first, Brittany said the challenge felt exhausting and difficult.
However, she soon adjusted as months passed.
“Having sex every day for a year seemed obnoxious but also an intriguing way to force myself into facing my body each day. I mean, eventually, the covers would have to come off, and the lights would have to stay on, right?”
Growing closer
Later, Brittany said intimacy improved both emotionally and physically.
She said affection spread beyond the bedroom.
“As the months passed, I started looking forward to it. Sex begat more sex, and those connected, loved-up feelings began to creep outside of the bedroom – or, in our case, the laundry room, the closet, and our garage – and into our everyday lives.”
Body confidence shift
By six months, Brittany stopped hiding her body during sex.
She said confidence grew strongly by the end.
“I found myself enjoying sex again, making a playlist of songs that turned me on, and no longer being hyper-aware of the sounds my curvy body was making. Like the way my thighs clapped together, or my tummy smacked his.”
Lasting lessons
Finally, Brittany said daily sex did not continue after the year ended.
Still, the lessons stayed important.
“I totally don’t have sex with my husband every day, not anymore.”
“However, the effects and lessons from the experience are still apparent in our marriage even now.”
“Sex is what reminds us we’re intimate partners and not just roommates in charge of keeping kids alive.”