Mating in Captivity
Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
Recommended by Dan Engle, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #2 in Human Sexuality, Ranked #3 in Sexuality — see more rankings.
Esther Perel takes on tough questions, grappling with the obstacles and anxieties that arise when our quest for secure love conflicts with our pursuit of passion. She invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust home.
In her 20 years of clinical experience, Perel has treated hundreds of couples whose home lives are empty of passion. They describe relationships that are open and loving, yet sexually dull. What is going on?
In this explosively original book, Perel explains that our cultural penchant... more
In her 20 years of clinical experience, Perel has treated hundreds of couples whose home lives are empty of passion. They describe relationships that are open and loving, yet sexually dull. What is going on?
In this explosively original book, Perel explains that our cultural penchant... more
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Rankings by Category
Mating in Captivity is ranked in the following categories:
- #16 in Conversation
- #23 in Evolutionary Psychology
- #97 in Human Nature
- #21 in Marriage
- #48 in Red
- #5 in Relationships
- #5 in Sex
- #17 in Therapy
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