#137 Can You Keep Desire Alive? Female Desire, Sex & Long-Term Relationships with Caroline Hood

Does desire really die in long-term relationships — or are we misunderstanding what happens to it?

In this episode I'm joined by sex therapist and clinical social worker Caroline Hood to explore female desire, sex and intimacy in long-term relationships.

We explore:

• Why sexual desire can change in long-term relationships without disappearing.
• Whether “low desire” can actually be a logical response to stress, caregiving, resentment and exhaustion.
• The biggest myths we've inherited about female desire and spontaneous desire.
• What responsive desire gets right — and where we've become too rigid with the concept.
• How couples can cultivate eroticism, intimacy and desire when life never seems to calm down.

Research article: Maintaining Sexual Desire in Long-Term Relationships: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model

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Stay perverted,

Emma

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