What sparks sexual desire in women?
Let’s break these down.
The researchers also referenced a 2010 analysis from psychologistDr.
Celebrated otherness
This term refers to the ability to appreciate your partner asseparate and different from yourself.
Related prerequisites for desire are identified by[psychotherapist Esther] Perel.
As such, celebrated otherness is an antithesis to fusion, but not to intimacy."
For women, a combination of all three may be important.
In steady relationships specifically, more intimacy was also associated with feeling more object-of-desire affirmation.
Why does desire decrease after a while in long-term relationships?
Women with casual partners tended to have higher levels of desire for their partner than women in longer relationships.
In fact, intimacy was negatively correlated with the length of the relationship with a steady partner.
