Guest: Esther Perel

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Mating in Captivity with Esther Perel December 6, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Esther Perel
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, Sexuality & Desire

Can you want what you already have? Esther Perel, MA, LMFT, psychotherapist and author, joins Armand to argue that domestic equality and child-centered parenting quietly drain erotic energy from long-term relationships, and that reviving desire requires a different set of rules for the bedroom than for the kitchen.

Mating in Captivity with Esther Perel November 21, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Esther Perel
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, Sexuality & Desire

Too much closeness can kill desire. Esther Perel, MA, LMFT, Psychotherapist and Author of “Mating in Captivity,” joins Armand to argue that intimacy and eroticism often work against each other, and that passion depends on mystery, uncertainty, and the space to want.

Desire and Intimacy in Long Term Relationships with Esther Perel February 8, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Esther Perel
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, Sexuality & Desire

Passion thrives on uncertainty, and too much closeness can kill it. Esther Perel, MA, LMFT, psychotherapist and author of “Mating in Captivity,” joins Armand to explore why desire needs distance, how fantasy differs from perversion, and what surrender, dominance, and the body’s hormonal rhythms reveal about erotic life.