True Love

WHEN SEX WEIGHS HEAVILY ON A COUPLE

At the beginning of this year, beauty entrepreneur Awelani Sow was on the verge of a divorce. She was overweight, her self-esteem had plummeted, and sex with her husband had become an uncomfortable chore.

“Honestly, I hated sex. The thought of it stressed me so much that I couldn’t wait for it to be over before it even began. The fact that my husband had also put on some kilos didn’t matter – it was all about me, and how I was failing him in the bedroom,” recalls the 33-year-old salon owner from Pretoria.

In the comfort of married life, both Awelani and her husband Brian, had let themselves go

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