In Mating in Captivity, Esther Perel challenges conventional wisdom about sex and relationships, exploring the paradox of combining domesticity and desire. She delves into why passion often fades in long-term relationships and offers insights into how couples can sustain eroticism and intimacy over time. This book encourages readers to explore their own erotic intelligence, providing a framework for understanding and revitalizing desire within committed partnerships, and has become a seminal work in modern relationship psychology.
I read uh a piece from you recently where you said the real reason people cheat isn't always about what we assume. It's not just about lust
""The speaker, Esther Perel, mentions reading "a piece from you recently where you said the real reason people cheat isn't always about what we assume. It's not just about lust or boredom or one too many margaritas. It's about something far more unsettling and sad. A sense of deadness in the relationship." This directly refers to her work on infidelity, for which Mating in Captivity is her most prominent book."