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Last Monday, Melania Trump was caught on camera flicking away her husband’s small hand as it reached for hers on the Tel Aviv tarmac. The swat seen round the world sent the Internet into a fit of speculation about the state of the First Union...
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If there’s such a thing as a celebrity couple’s therapist, it’s Esther Perel. The Belgian-born psychologist first earned recognition in 2006, when she published her book, Mating In Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, which explored how to sustain desire in a long-term relationship...
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Until now, the only way to find out what really happens in a couples therapysession is to go to couples therapy with your partner. That is about to change...
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Seth and his girlfriend of many years were already engaged when he discovered she had cheated on him. It was only once, with a co-worker, but the betrayal stung. “I had jealousy, insecurity, anger, fear,” he recalls. “It was really hard to talk about it.”...
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Is the classic postcoital question “Was it good for you, too?” outmoded? A recent conference would indicate yes. Last month, the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy held a symposium in New York called “Sex and Attachment: Coming Together.”...
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Not long ago, I was at a dinner party with several couples in their 40s, all married except for my boyfriend and me. The mood was jovial until, over dessert, one guest made an offhand joke about Internet porn...
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On the subject of sex, a subject that makes so many stammer, clam up or crack wise, Esther Perel, a couples therapist and author, is uncommonly eloquent, even rhapsodic. That particular rhetorical gift is apparently in high demand...
View ArticleIn The State of Affairs, I take a look at modern relationships through the lens of infidelity. Affairs have a lot to teach us about the human heart. Through examining illicit love from multiple angles, I invite you into an honest exploration of coupling in all its many variations.
