A new approach involves brief group therapy that nurtures sex worth wanting Part 1 summarized the many myths about desire differences and the sex-therapy approach to resolving them—using either self-help or professional therapy. The sex-therapy…
Let go of the myths, negotiate a compromise frequency, and schedule sex dates. One wants sex more often than the other. If you’ve been involved in a relationship for more than a year or so,…
Who wouldn’t want better sex quickly? Quite often, surprisingly small sexual and lifestyle changes can produce instant benefits. Here are nine suggestions: Use lubricant. Most people use saliva. Vegetable oils and commercial lubes are also…
Post-Pandemic Relationship Repair (and more…) As I’ve written previously, this podcast is my personal favorite hosted by Seattle sex therapist Diana Wiley, Ph.D., who happens to be an old friend. How can couples rewrite their…
[read part 1 here] Sex therapists recommend scheduling sex in advance Recently, researchers at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, found that desire differences are long-term couples’ top source of chronic sexual distress. Part 1 of…
“You’re insatiable!” “You never want to!” Desire difference exasperate couples. Over the years, I’ve asked sex therapists why couples consult them. Desire differences top the list. For the dozen years I’ve published my Q&A website,…
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