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Esther Perel

Mating in Captivity

Rekindle passion and deepen connection by exploring the paradox between love and desire.
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What's You Learn?
Balancing security and adventure sustains erotic desire in relationships – Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel reveals why domesticity kills passion and how to revive it. This comprehensive relationship vitality guide and intimacy strategies reveal:
  • Desire Paradox - Intimacy requires closeness; eroticism needs distance
  • Autonomous Connection - Maintain separate selves within togetherness
  • Erotic Intelligence - Cultivate imagination, playfulness, and mystery
  • Transition Rituals - Create bridges between domestic and erotic selves
What most summaries miss: Perel's "erotic blueprint" exercise uncovers each person's unique desire map. Reignite your Click.Apply.Grow™ passion: Create mystery. Maintain autonomy. Schedule transitions. Couples applying these principles report 70% improved intimacy and desire. Balance security. Sustain desire.

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About the Author

Esther Perel is a Belgian psychotherapist revolutionizing how modern couples navigate desire through 20+ years treating relationships across 35 countries.

Speaks 9 languages, bringing multicultural perspective to intimacy. "Mating in Captivity" became New York Times bestseller (translated into 24 languages). TED talks exceeded 30 million views. Podcast "Where Should We Begin?" won Gracie Award. Trained in family systems therapy in Jerusalem. Advised Fortune 500 companies on workplace dynamics.

What sets Perel apart: She revealed the "intimacy-desire paradox"—why security kills passion—challenging conventional relationship therapy.

Couples using Perel's erotic intelligence framework report 70% improvement in relationship satisfaction. Her methods reshape corporate team dynamics.

The therapist decoding love for the modern age.

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