When Your Sex Drives Don't Match Discover Your Libido Types to Create a Mutually Satisfying Sex Life

by Pertot, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9781569242711
• ISBN10: 1569242712
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-26
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Do your partner's sexual needs, expectations, or desires vary widely from your own? While the differences between the two of you can be confusing and stressful, a break-up doesn't have to be imminent. Now, for the first time, When Your Sex Drives Don't Match introduces the ten libido types from the emotionally intimate Sensual type to the physically passionate Erotic libido. Longtime sex therapist Dr. Sandra Pertot presents her groundbreaking, highly practical discoveries and insights about: How your libido types affect both you and your partner Quizzes and exercises to help pinpoint the basis of your concerns, and how to remedy them Rational ways for couples to understand, manage, and overcome sexual incompatibilities Understanding and overcoming the Cycle of Misunderstanding that causes so much conflict Tips on building and maintaining your intimate relationship. With clear, straightforward diagnostic tools and remedies, When Your Sex Drives Don't Match will help you and your partner identify, understand, and work through your problems for a mutually satisfying sex life.

Author Biography

Sandra Pertot, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and sex therapist with over thirty years of experience who specializes in problems of libido, particularly as they relate to couples. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings and has her own private practice. She is the author of Perfectly Normal: Living and Loving with Low Libido and has written for many publications in the US and Australia, including Woman's Day and Penthouse. Pertot lives in New South Wales, Australia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Normal? What's Normal?	p. 11
The Driving Force	p. 21
The Sensual Libido	p. 35
The Erotic Libido	p. 45
The Dependent Libido	p. 55
The Reactive Libido	p. 65
The Entitled Libido	p. 75
The Addictive Libido	p. 85
The Stressed Libido	p. 93
The Disinterested Libido	p. 105
The Detached Libido	p. 117
The Compulsive Libido	p. 125
The Cycle of Misunderstanding	p. 139
The Exercises Understanding Your Mismatched Libidos	p. 159
Sharing Your Discoveries The Talk	p. 187
Beyond the Talk: Building Your Intimate Relationship	p. 213
Maintaining a Mutually Satisfying Sex Life	p. 241
Recommended Reading	p. 249
Index	p. 251
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