Psychologists have long known that the mind is the single most important sexual “organ,” and sex educator Emily Nagoski’s book, “Come as You Are,” has very helpful suggestions on how to influence your mind in the direction of more satisfying sex.
Context changes how your brain responds to sex. Women have always known that they are sensitive to context, and now scientific research is backing up their anecdotal reports.
People consistently overestimate how frequently their peers are having sex by a wide margin. Would our tepid sex lives bother us as much if we knew they were, well, normal? Or, if we understood that the idea that one size fits all is, where sex is concerned, a myth?
"Some people will judge you harshly for even thinking about having an affair. I will not. A 52-year-old woman has the right to decide how to run her own life. Seeking couples therapy from a sex and marital therapist might help you make a well-informed decision."
How can intimacy be bad for your marriage? It’s not, according to author Esther Perel, but it’s murder on your sex life.