Mating in Captivity
Author(s): Esther Perel

A New York City therapist examines the paradoxical relationship between domesticity and sexual desire and explains what it takes to bring lust home.

One of the worlds most respected voices on erotic intelligence, Esther Perel offers a bold, provocative new take on intimacy and sex. Mating in Captivity invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust home.

Drawing on more than twenty years of experience as a couples therapist, Perel examines the complexities of sustaining desire. Through case studies and lively discussion, Perel demonstrates how more exciting, playful, and even poetic sex is possible in long-term relationships. Wise, witty, and as revelatory as it is straightforward, Mating in Captivity is a sensational book that will transform the way you live and love.

Review(s):
As revelatory as it is straightforwardnicely accessible[Perel] offers the estranged modern couple a unique richness of experience.
Perel tells us why intimacy can feel imprisoning and how we can embrace the eroticwithout leaving home. Her writing is fresh and provocative, in a class by itself.
Her advice is refreshingly counterintuitive.
Mating in Captivity takes a hard line against one of the most time-honored institutions in human history: the sexless marriageIt reads like a cross between the works of Jacques Lacan and French Women Dont Get Fat.
Mating in Captivity…articulates a poignant and unacknowledged modern crisis for the first time.
An elegant sociological study, complete with erudite literary and anthropological references.
An academic perspective on the deterioration of sex in relationships…Perel offers insightful, progressive theories on how to put the play back into partnerships.
A charming blend of wit and wisdom…this book will give you a fresh perspective on long-term love.
Well argued points written with considerable eloquence.
This is a brave book…refreshing.

ISBN:9780060753641