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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Passion fades if we rely on our partner as our primary source of security.
Chapter 2: To sustain desire, partners must preserve their individual selves.
Chapter 3: Speech isn’t the sole language of intimacy.
Chapter 4: Modern ideals of equality and safety today have drained our capacity for eroticism.
Chapter 5: Our childhood experiences of dependence and independence shape our ability to engage fully with eroticism.
Chapter 6: Eroticism will only survive parenthood when couples intentionally choose to prioritize it.
Chapter 7: Seeing sexual fantasies as windows to our erotic needs can deeply recharge passion.
Chapter 8: Admitting the presence of temptation helps reduce the risk of infidelity.
Description
Mating in Captivity (2006) explores the question that everyone in a committed relationship asks: Is it possible to sustain passion over a long period of time? Author Esther Perel believes it is, but she thinks we can only generate sexual excitement by reassessing modern ideals around commitment and better understanding how our personal histories affect our behavior in the bedroom. If we can do this, we’ll fuel our relationships with the mystery and excitement that keep passion burning.
Who Should Listen
- Long-term lovers wanting to reignite passion
- Couples who are emotionally – but not physically – intimate
- Parents with a lackluster sex life