Magnificent Sex
by Peggy J. Kleinplatz and A. Dana Ménard
Research on people who report extraordinary sex: eight components (presence, connection, intimacy, communication, authenticity, vulnerability, exploration, transcendence), and the finding that it is most common in older, long-term couples who worked at it. Academic in tone, hopeful in content.
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you want to know what great sex has in common, from the data.
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you want techniques; the book says they are not the point.
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Three things you will actually use
- Great sex is presence, not performance.
- It improves with age and intention.
- Vulnerability is the gate.
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Great sex, researched.
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