Table Of Content

Dedication Page: 05 Epigraph Page: 09 Contents Page: 09 Introduction Page: 12 1 From Adventure to Captivity: Why the Quest for Security Saps Erotic Vitality Page: 24 2 More Iintimacy, Less Sex: Love Seeks Closeness, but Desire Needs Distance Page: 42 3 The Pitfalls Of Modern Intimacy: Talk Is Not the Only Avenue to Closeness Page: 61 4 Democracy Versus Hot Sex: Desire and Egalitarianism Don’t Play by the Same Rules Page: 76 5 Can Do! The Protestant Work Ethic Takes On the Degradation of Desire Page: 94 6 Sex Is Dirty; Save It for Someone You Love: When Puritanism and Hedonism Collide Page: 111 7 Erotic Blueprints: Tell Me How You Were Loved, and I’ll Tell You How You Make Love Page: 129 8 Parenthood: When Three Threatens Two Page: 148 9 Of Flesh and Fantasy: In the Sanctuary of the Erotic Mind We Find a Direct Route to Pleasure Page: 175 10 The Shadow of the Third: Rethinking Fidelity Page: 198 11 Putting the X Back in Sex: Bringing the Erotic Home Page: 223 Notes Page: 244 Bibliography Page: 252 Searchable Terms Page: 1 Acknowledgments Page: 06 About the Author Page: 733 Credits Page: 734 Books by Esther Perel Page: 734 Copyright Page: 04 About the Publisher Page: 04

Description:

A New York City therapist examines the paradoxical relationship between domesticity and sexual desire and explains what it takes to bring lust home. One of the world’s most respected voices on erotic intelligence, Esther Perel offers a bold, provocative new take on intimacy and sex. Mating in Captivity invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust home. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience as a couples therapist, Perel examines the complexities of sustaining desire. Through case studies and lively discussion, Perel demonstrates how more exciting, playful, and even poetic sex is possible in long-term relationships. Wise, witty, and as revelatory as it is straightforward, Mating in Captivity is a sensational book that will transform the way you live and love.

Mating in Captivity PDF

0.26 MB·English

by Esther Perel

#Psychology #Self-Help #Marriage #Human Sexuality #Sexual Instruction #Family & Relationships #General #Love & Romance

Checking for file health...

Save to my drive

Quick download

Download

Upgrade Premium

Most books are stored in the elastic cloud where traffic is expensive. For this reason, we have a limit on daily download.

Preview Mating in Captivity

Dedication Page: 05 Epigraph Page: 09 Contents Page: 09 Introduction Page: 12 1 From Adventure to Captivity: Why the Quest for Security Saps Erotic Vitality Page: 24 2 More Iintimacy, Less Sex: Love Seeks Closeness, but Desire Needs Distance Page: 42 3 The Pitfalls Of Modern Intimacy: Talk Is Not the Only Avenue to Closeness Page: 61 4 Democracy Versus Hot Sex: Desire and Egalitarianism Don’t Play by the Same Rules Page: 76 5 Can Do! The Protestant Work Ethic Takes On the Degradation of Desire Page: 94 6 Sex Is Dirty; Save It for Someone You Love: When Puritanism and Hedonism Collide Page: 111 7 Erotic Blueprints: Tell Me How You Were Loved, and I’ll Tell You How You Make Love Page: 129 8 Parenthood: When Three Threatens Two Page: 148 9 Of Flesh and Fantasy: In the Sanctuary of the Erotic Mind We Find a Direct Route to Pleasure Page: 175 10 The Shadow of the Third: Rethinking Fidelity Page: 198 11 Putting the X Back in Sex: Bringing the Erotic Home Page: 223 Notes Page: 244 Bibliography Page: 252 Searchable Terms Page: 1 Acknowledgments Page: 06 About the Author Page: 733 Credits Page: 734 Books by Esther Perel Page: 734 Copyright Page: 04 About the Publisher Page: 04

Description:

A New York City therapist examines the paradoxical relationship between domesticity and sexual desire and explains what it takes to bring lust home. One of the world’s most respected voices on erotic intelligence, Esther Perel offers a bold, provocative new take on intimacy and sex. Mating in Captivity invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust home. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience as a couples therapist, Perel examines the complexities of sustaining desire. Through case studies and lively discussion, Perel demonstrates how more exciting, playful, and even poetic sex is possible in long-term relationships. Wise, witty, and as revelatory as it is straightforward, Mating in Captivity is a sensational book that will transform the way you live and love.

See more

The list of books you might like

Upgrade Premium

Most books are stored in the elastic cloud where traffic is expensive. For this reason, we have a limit on daily download.