Quotes by Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

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For [erotically intelligent couples], love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers — Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
Love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life: tim — Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
It's hard to experience desire when you're weighted down by concern. — Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
In my work, I see couples who no longer wait for an invitation into their partner's interiority, but instead demand admi — Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
At the same time, eroticism in the home requires active engagement and willful intent. It is an ongoing resistance to th — Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
When we are children, play comes to us naturally, but our capacity for play collapses as we age. Sex often remains the l — Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
But when we reduce sex to a function, we also invoke the idea of dysfunction. We are no longer talking about the art of — Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
We're walking contradictions, seeking safety and predictability on one hand and thriving on diversity on the other. — Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic