Men's Journey Today

I want to share today some thoughts about the most common mistakes that couples make when it comes to their sex life. Not so long ago, love had almost nothing to do with marriage. Nowadays it’s a very different story. Both love and sexual pleasure play a huge part in having a successful marriage. Women became liberated by contraception, thus sex became separated from it’s reproductive role. So, sexuality today is not about marital duties or having children, it’s about desire. And this is where things become really interesting because love and sexuality have very different needs. According to internationally renowned family therapist Esther Perel, love is about having and desire is about wanting. Desire needs tension, insecurity, breaks and repairs to generate erotic energy in relationships. On the other hand, love needs intimacy, closeness and trust. Desire needs novelty, surprise and distance. Take sexual threat for example: it is most definitely not good for love, yet knowing that your partner is sexual