Purpose gives life direction. Desire gives it energy. Confusing the two may come at a cost to your physical health.

A new article was recently published in the journal Nature Reviews that provides an up-to-date look at the most fragile component of romantic relationships—sexual desire. In their article, Prof.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. The “desire gap” refers to differences in the level of sexual ...

Female sexual desire is frequently misunderstood. Despite desire (also known as libido or sex drive) being the most common sexual health concern for women, most women aren't really taught about it ...

Every spring, I look back over the previous year's cases. And while some issues come and go, one thing is consistent year after year: I always see a lot of couples in conflict about each other's ...

Ask yourself who the most famous living psychologist is right now, and you’d probably land on Esther Perel. Her podcast, Where Should We Begin?, in which she speaks to one couple per episode in an ...

Sexual desire is a fundamental part of being human and a driving force in many relationships, yet we still don't fully understand why it varies so much from person to person. In a large-scale study ...

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Researchers have discovered the location of male sexual desire in specific regions of brain tissue where an important enzyme called aromatase is present. Share on Pinterest Aromatase may play an ...