(Thread 1/7) “...in a good enough sexual relationship, there will be occasional"duds". If these duds occur up to 15% of the time in an otherwise satisfying sexual reationship, they will not harm the overall quality of the couples sex life.
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In fact demonstrating goodwill via the occasional "favour" for one's partner in a long term relationship demonstrates commitment and means the partner will probably reciprocate down the road.
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However, when people persist in having sex without sexual desire more often, the intial goodwill out of a sense of commitment becomes replaced by feelings of pressure from the partner and guilt from within...the body will not lie.
4/7 [This is when] the signs and symptoms begin to emerge...
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For example, during intercourse, his penis is just hard enough to penetrate his partner... but not aroused enough to sustain an erection or to have an orgasm.
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She is just wet enough to endure initial stimulation or penetration but not aroused enough for orgasm or sustained thrusting.”
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Peggy Kleinplatz & Dana Manard ( @Shufflersunite ) wrote a wonderful #sextherapy book. Thinking of doing another thread on their work.
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