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Sexual Performance Anxiety, Erectile Dysfunction and Treatment

  • by Cyndi
  • September 19, 2026September 19, 2026

Male Performance Anxiety in NYC: Sexual Performance Anxiety, Erectile Dysfunction and Treatment Male performance anxiety can make sex feel like a test. You may want… Read More »Sexual Performance Anxiety, Erectile Dysfunction and Treatment

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When They Can’t Open Up: Emotional Capacity vs. Emotional Availability

  • by Cyndi
  • August 4, 2026September 20, 2026

Emotional Capacity vs. Willingness vs. Emotional Availability vs. Emotional Labor You can be fully willing to work on your relationship and still lack the capacity… Read More »When They Can’t Open Up: Emotional Capacity vs. Emotional Availability

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Why Can’t I Come During Sex? The Orgasm Gap and Women

  • by Cyndi
  • July 25, 2026August 7, 2026

The Orgasm Gap. Why Women Aren’t Having Orgasms I  have orgasms alone, but not during sex with my partner… what’s wrong with me? It’s one… Read More »Why Can’t I Come During Sex? The Orgasm Gap and Women

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Fawning Responses During Sex – Attachment and Autonomy

  • by Cyndi
  • July 6, 2026August 7, 2026

Fawning In Bed: Sex as a Peacekeeping Device  Saying yes to sex, when you’re not especially into it, can be a type of fawning response… Read More »Fawning Responses During Sex – Attachment and Autonomy

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How To Ask For What You Want In Bed When You Don’t Know What You Want

  • by Cyndi
  • June 14, 2026September 20, 2026

Why So Many Women Don’t Know What They Want in Bed: and The Question That Actually Helps You know what car you want. You know… Read More »How To Ask For What You Want In Bed When You Don’t Know What You Want

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The Question That Changes Everything

  • by Cyndi
  • May 31, 2026

How To Build Intimacy Most of us have had the same exchange so many times it barely registers anymore. Someone asks how you are. You… Read More »The Question That Changes Everything

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What If You’ve Never Seen a Relationship Built on Love?

  • by Cyndi
  • April 4, 2026June 15, 2026

What If You’ve Never Seen A Relationship Built On Love? Most of us arrive at midlife carrying relationships like old luggage — overpacked, worn at… Read More »What If You’ve Never Seen a Relationship Built on Love?

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The Capacity Gap: Why Willingness Isn’t Enough to Sustain Your Relationship

  • by Cyndi
  • March 1, 2026March 2, 2026

The Capacity Gap: Why Willingness Isn’t Enough to Sustain Your Relationship Sarah sat in my office, watching Mike fumble through another question about his feelings.… Read More »The Capacity Gap: Why Willingness Isn’t Enough to Sustain Your Relationship

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Emotional Labor in Sex and Why It’s Quietly Killing Desire

  • by Cyndi
  • February 21, 2026July 28, 2026

The Unspoken Work: Emotional Labor in Sex and Why It’s Quietly Killing Desire There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn’t show up in any… Read More »Emotional Labor in Sex and Why It’s Quietly Killing Desire

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What Happens After You Name The Edge?

  • by Cyndi
  • January 25, 2026July 23, 2026

What Happens After You Name The Edge? This is part 2 of the article called At The Edge of Wanting; Women, Queer Desire and the… Read More »What Happens After You Name The Edge?

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