“This phenomenon of decreasing desire as the relationship continues on is near universal for women…and men as well.” Dr. Lori Brotto Every time my husband and I want to go out to dinner, he asks me what I have a taste for and my answer is always the same: sushi. I...
WHAT I FEAR MOSTis the half-dead life. The neither this nor that life. The in-between,down the crack life. The one I can’t decidewhether I shouldor shouldn’t life. Because a limbo lifeis a half-dead lifeand seems to always be alingering in the creases life. It is a...
“Surveillance rarely breeds trust.” Esther Perel Joannie found out about her husband’s affair with a co-worker six weeks ago, and ever since, it’s been an emotional roller-coaster. He’s saying all the right things and has apologized, yet she still can’t trust his...
“But when we reduce the conversation to passing judgment, we are left with no conversation at all.” Esther Perel It’s not uncommon that my clients have had an affair at some point. I appreciate that they feel safe enough to share that with me (there aren’t a lot of...
“The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones. They erode our strength, our self-esteem, our very foundation.” Cheryl Hughes My client, Susan, was cheating on her husband of 27 years....
