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Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
by Esther Perel
March 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025

Perel, E. (2006). Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic. Harper Perennial.


Harper Perennial, 2006. 272 pages. Paperback. 9780060753641

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Ray is a meat-and-potatoes man
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Act II: Enter Ray. In his own words, Ray is a mea…
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an atmosphere where desire might unfurl
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What Stephanie fails to see is that behind Warren…
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the wounds inflicted by the minutes and hours of …
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We are indeed a nation that prides itself on effi…
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a priceless smile or a well-timed wink
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So much of masculine identity is predicated on se…
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love implied responsibility and obligation
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1. From Adventure to Captivity: Why the Quest for Security Saps Erotic Vitality

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From Adventure to Captivity: Why the Quest for Security Saps Erotic Vitality

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2. More Intimacy, Less Sex: Love Seeks Closeness, but Desire Needs Distance

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More Intimacy, Less Sex: Love Seeks Closeness, but Desire Needs Distance

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3. The Pitfalls Of Modern Intimacy: Talk Is Not the Only Avenue to Closeness

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4. Democracy Versus Hot Sex: Desire and Egalitarianism Don’t Play by the Same Rules

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Democracy Versus Hot Sex: Desire and Egalitarianism Don’t Play by the Same Rules

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5. Can Do! The Protestant Work Ethic Takes On the Degradation of Desire

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Can Do! The Protestant Work Ethic Takes On the Degradation of Desire

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6. Sex Is Dirty; Save It for Someone You Love: When Puritanism and Hedonism Collide

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Sex Is Dirty; Save It for Someone You Love: When Puritanism and Hedonism Collide

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7. Erotic Blueprints: Tell Me How You Were Loved, and I’ll Tell You How You Make Love

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Erotic Blueprints: Tell Me How You Were Loved, and I’ll Tell You How You Make Love

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8. Parenthood: When Three Threatens Two

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Parenthood: When Three Threatens Two

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9. Of Flesh and Fantasy: In the Sanctuary of the Erotic Mind We Find a Direct Route to Pleasure

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Of Flesh and Fantasy: In the Sanctuary of the Erotic Mind We Find a Direct Route to Pleasure

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10. The Shadow of the Third: Rethinking Fidelity

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The Shadow of the Third: Rethinking Fidelity

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11. Putting the X Back in Sex: Bringing the Erotic Home

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