The Sex Expert (Esther Perel): The Relationship Crisis No One Talks About That's Killing Your Sex Life!

So I messaged my closest friends. Can you tell me what question you have that you wouldn't ever say out loud? Give me a few. How can I be satisfied with just one sexual partner? I have my partner. Should I tell them? I no longer find my partner attractive, but I don't know how. We have a lot to talk about. Are you gonna record me today? Right. Here's where they would suggest. Esther Perell is regarded as one of the most sought after relationship therapists in the world. For the past 40 years, she's been helping millions of people with her brutally honest and wildly relatable insights.

people are having less sex. Why is the sex getting less interesting? No, their life with each other is less interesting. And what concerns me at this moment it's the loss of social skills. But they are vital to us. And we have less and less opportunities to practice because we are pursuing connection beyond the human world. People don't have partner sex. They have sex on porn. We also are surrounded by algorithmic perfections. And that's creating warp expectations that we bring to our relationships. And then there's the misery of the dating app. who swiped two million times to get one date. Oh god. It appears that you have many options, but you swipe, swipe, swipe and you're going to get frustrated because you don't get matched with anybody. But don't make the app become the replacements where you can actually go outside, meet people, and also deal with rejection. Because it's a major feature to develop relationships. But we've never been more free, but we've never been more alone. And more filled with self-doubt. So tell me how to fix it in order to have a great relationship with it. There's a ton of really important things. The first thing this

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