I was intrigued by this title, The Taboo of No Sex, as we are, as a culture, and sex educators constantly promoting, promising, encouraging, cheering on couples to keep having sex, while never really addressing the taboo of not having sex in a relationship. This interview skirts around the title without taking us there. As a sex coach I do that same, but I am increasingly becoming more interested in examining the thinking behind the curtain.
Thank you Corinne for your comments. What would you have liked to have seen more vividly behind the curtain? Perhaps some living examples of couples who have made an active choice, not on the basis of disillusionment, but for another purpose?
When I was recovering from cancer treatment any kind of sex was off the menu for several months and I learned how vital non-sexual intimacy was to a long term relationship.
Thank you for sharing Bob. What a beautiful discovery. I think it's common for people to conflate sex with intimacy. Seems that whether or not physical sex is happening, most people I know still desire intimacy, especially in a long-term relationship. Conversely people who lose interest in sex are often disillusioned because of the lack of intimacy.
I was intrigued by this title, The Taboo of No Sex, as we are, as a culture, and sex educators constantly promoting, promising, encouraging, cheering on couples to keep having sex, while never really addressing the taboo of not having sex in a relationship. This interview skirts around the title without taking us there. As a sex coach I do that same, but I am increasingly becoming more interested in examining the thinking behind the curtain.
Thank you Corinne for your comments. What would you have liked to have seen more vividly behind the curtain? Perhaps some living examples of couples who have made an active choice, not on the basis of disillusionment, but for another purpose?
When I was recovering from cancer treatment any kind of sex was off the menu for several months and I learned how vital non-sexual intimacy was to a long term relationship.
Thank you for sharing Bob. What a beautiful discovery. I think it's common for people to conflate sex with intimacy. Seems that whether or not physical sex is happening, most people I know still desire intimacy, especially in a long-term relationship. Conversely people who lose interest in sex are often disillusioned because of the lack of intimacy.