esther perel
Relationship expert and Mating In Captivity author hosts East Coast conference.
Couples who struggle to keep their relationship sexy (and if there's a couple out there that doesn't struggle with this, please stand up) often find themselves at a loss for solutions. All of the elements are there: love, trust, intimacy. Only the passion is lacking.
Cue revolutionary couples therapist Esther Perel. She will tell you things like "More intimacy can lead to less sex" and "The fear of loss is essential to love." Her frank talk for couples looking to reignite their passion has made her a semi-celebrity, and she's appeared on Oprah and the Today show to discuss … Read More
Kenan Thompson wants to restore the fire in your marriage.
Maybe Saturday Night Live has lost a step. Maybe your marriage has lost a step. Is there any reason to believe that that a little heat can't be injected into either? Kenan Thompson has really come a long way since his Good Burger days. He's had 2 buzz-y, outstanding characters this season*: 1) Oscar Rogers, whose advice to "FIX IT!" may save this country, it's changed our lives; and 2) Grady Wilson, he might just save your marriage:
That was pretty solid. Do you have a favorite move? Chime in below with which of … Read More
A married writer explores the urge to sleep with multiple partners.
Echoing the question on most lips (and one addressed at length on this site) following Eliot Spitzer's notorious outed outing with a prostitute, New York magazine's cover story this week asks: what makes married men want to have affairs?
The brave writer, Philip Weiss, admits that though he hasn't acted on them, he can relate to Spitzer's urges. Whether you're thinking this is another sign of immorality pervading society or "Yeah, what took you so long? Get on the open relationship bandwagon, buddy," it's clear the subject is not to be ignored.
Kind of like drinking … Read More
Tango weighs in on Daily Bedpost's list of myths.
Last week, the Daily Bedpost posted a list of 50 statements often (but, according to them, falsely) assumed true when it comes to sex.
Below, we've listed a few examples that the Bedpost deemed mythical, along with previously published Tango articles that either support or contradict the claim.
Bedpost Myth # 4. Gentlemen should always pay for dinner.
Disagree. Though it seems counter-intuitive (and somewhat hard to swallow) to the liberated 21st-century woman, a recent survey revealed that almost 50 percent of women kinda/sorta want men to pay.
Bedpost Myth #14. Your lover should be your best … Read More
How experts define a sexless marriage and how to fix it.
According to CNN, about 20 percent of American couples are in a “sexless” marriage, which therapists define as having sex approximately less than 10 times a year.
While this shouldn’t be surprising information to us, as Americans recently ranked third to last on the lovemaking frequency scale... it still is.
Problems in the bedroom often mirror those outside of it, but sickness, children or simply low sex drive in both partners could also account for this sort of dry spell. The therapists that CNN interviewed stressed that infrequent lovemaking is only a problem if … Read More
The secret to a happy marriage, as described by a wise sex therapist.
Esther Perel looks like the New York couples therapist from Central Casting. Married for a zillion years, mother of two, trim as an arrow—if you have to talk to a stranger about your sex life, she’ll do just fine.
And she's got pop credentials: Her recent book, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic & The Domestic, got warm reviews. But woe be to couples who bring her their problems without reading her first. They ask: If novelty is the key to hot sex, doesn't Read More