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Sex in long-term relationships: a systemic approach to sexual desire problems
1Heidelberg Institute of Systemic Research and Therapy, Kussmaulstr. 10, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. ulclement@aol.com
Abstract:
Most concepts of sexual desire implicitly refer to early phases of attraction and youthful living systems. For an alternative conceptual approach of decreasing sexual desire in long-term relationships, three points are addressed which influence the definition and theorizing on decreasing sexual interest: (1) passive vs. active negation of desire; (2) desire as part of sexual function vs. desire as passion in its own right; and (3) desire as individual trait vs. emergent function of structural coupling of the partners.
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