Flavia Dlc

“We used to moralize; today we normalize, and performance anxiety is the secular version of our old religious guilt.”
― Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

“Love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life: time. Marriage is not the end of romance, it is the beginning.”
― Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

“The more we trust, the farther we are able to venture.”
― Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence

“We are afraid that our adult sexuality will somehow damage our kids, that it’s inappropriate or dangerous. But whom are we protecting? Children who see their primary caregivers at ease expressing their affection (discreetly, within appropriate boundaries) are more likely to embrace sexuality with the healthy combination of respect, responsibility, and curiosity it deserves. By censoring our sexuality, curbing our desires, or renouncing them altogether, we hand our inhibitions intact to the next generation.”
― Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic