ABSTRACT

Sexuality is multi-causal and multi-dimensional, with large individual, couple, cultural, and value differences. Each person and couple deserve to experience sexuality as a positive factor in their lives and relationships. Enhancing Couple Sexuality is an accessible guide that will help you to explore couple sexuality, with a focus on promoting healthy sexuality and overcoming sexual dysfunction, conflict and avoidance.

The couple challenge, regardless of relationship status or sexual orientation, is to integrate intimacy and eroticism into your relationship, while reinforcing the new sexual mantra of desire/pleasure/eroticism/ satisfaction. Healthy sexuality is a combination of responsibility for your authentic sexual self and being an intimate sexual team. Each chapter in this book presents scientifically-validated guidelines, a compelling case study, and a psychosexual skill exercise to make every concept personal and concrete.

Enhancing Couple Sexuality will motivate and empower couples to create and maintain a satisfying, secure, and sexual relationship. Whether you are married or dating, 25 or 65, this valuable resource will provide strategies to enhance your sexual relationship now and in the future.

chapter 1|17 pages

Sex Myths: Old and New

chapter 2|14 pages

The New Sexual Mantra

chapter 4|13 pages

Female—Male Sexual Equity

chapter 6|12 pages

Good Enough Sex (GES)

chapter 7|14 pages

Integrating Intimacy and Eroticism

chapter 8|13 pages

Your Couple Sexual Style

chapter 10|14 pages

The Paradox of Sexuality

chapter 11|15 pages

Vulnerabilities and Challenges

chapter 12|14 pages

Sexuality and Aging

chapter 13|14 pages

Sexually, One Size Never Fits All

chapter 14|16 pages

Monogamy vs. Consensual Non-Monogamy