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, this essential relationship advice guide 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.
This groundbreaking book on modern relationships reveals proven strategies to reconcile the erotic and the domestic:
Erotic Intelligence: Explore a bold, provocative new take on sexuality and learn why the very things that build intimacy can stifle desire.Intimacy vs. Desire: Understand the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual passion, and discover what it truly takes to bring lust home.Sustaining Passion: Drawing on over twenty years of clinical experience, Perel offers frameworks for making more exciting, playful, and even poetic sex possible in long-term relationships.Modern Love: A witty, revelatory, and straightforward guide that will transform the way you think about the complexities of love and desire in today’s world.
