Written by Yella Hewings-Martin, Ph. But how do you keep the spark alive? Sex is a key factor in most romantic relationships. But last week, a new study showed that 34 percent of women and 15 percent of men who had lived with their partner for at least 1 year had lost interest in sex.
Around might be love. There might be commitment. There might be a concrete friendship at its core. Worth it — but hard. Desire feeds animal intimacy which in turn feeds association, nurturance and the protective guard about relationships. Intimate relationships in which appeal has faded can take on the shape of housemates or colleagues. Around can still be love and a deep emotional bond in these relationships, there might even still be femininity, but without desire the way we see ourselves and feel about ourselves changes and will ultimately play absent in the relationship.
Designed for most of us who have always been in a long-term relationship all the same, we know that there are ebbs and flows of attraction, desire after that sex. Great sex in long-term relationships is about much more than animal attraction. But a large, new analyse looking at sexual satisfaction has bring into being that if we want our adoration to remain our lover in the long-term, it's important to prioritise femininity. And not just sex, but the way we communicate about it after that spike it with a little a little something. The study of almost 39, heterosexuals who were either married or all the rage a de facto relationship of add than three years found that those who were sexually satisfied were happier.