Erectile dysfunction can be about much more than getting or keeping an erection. For some men, erectile dysfunction begins with a physical change. For others,… Read More »Erectile Dysfunction and Male Performance Anxiety: When Sex Starts to Feel Like a Test
Advanced Non-Monogamous Dynamics: Beyond Jealousy in Polyamory Polyamory and Non-Monogamy is often introduced through the language of jealousy. How do you handle jealousy? How do… Read More »Beyond Jealousy: Advanced Polyamory and Non-Monogamous Relationships
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How To Process Your Emotions One of the most common pieces of advice in self-help culture is that you need to feel your feelings and… Read More »What Does It Mean To ‘Feel My Feelings’?
When Emptiness After Sex Feels Lonely You put enormous energy into becoming someone worth wanting. Almost none into learning how to actually be with someone… Read More »Why Sex Feels Empty, Even When Nothing Went Wrong
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
Why Fantasy Love Feels Better Than the Real Thing (And What That’s Actually Telling You) The deliciousness of longing is what romance novels are made… Read More »Why Fantasy Love Feels Better Than the Real Thing
Sex Won’t Fix Your Sexless Relationship. But It Might Show You What Will. There’s a special kind of hope that lives inside the notion that… Read More »Sex Won't Fix Your Sexless Relationship, But It Might Show You What Will
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?
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