Love Notes

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Esther Perel: Keeping Eros Alive in the Same Room

When Esther Perel sat down with Tim Ferriss in 2020, she noticed something uncomfortable. Couples under the same roof for sixteen hours a day weren't getting closer. Eros doesn't live...

Esther Perel: Keeping Eros Alive in the Same Room

When Esther Perel sat down with Tim Ferriss in 2020, she noticed something uncomfortable. Couples under the same roof for sixteen hours a day weren't getting closer. Eros doesn't live...

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What Happens to Desire After the Wedding

Psychology Today says the post-wedding shift in desire is almost never a problem with the relationship. It's a shift from spontaneous to responsive desire. The couples who learn the difference...

What Happens to Desire After the Wedding

Psychology Today says the post-wedding shift in desire is almost never a problem with the relationship. It's a shift from spontaneous to responsive desire. The couples who learn the difference...

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What Couples Notice When Testosterone Quietly S...

Harvard Health says testosterone slips about 1% a year after the late thirties. It is not a cliff. Most couples notice the shift in the room before the body announces...

What Couples Notice When Testosterone Quietly S...

Harvard Health says testosterone slips about 1% a year after the late thirties. It is not a cliff. Most couples notice the shift in the room before the body announces...

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Four Ways Holding Each Other Quietly Heals You

A twenty-second hug measurably lowers cortisol, settles the heart, and rewires the immune system. Four ways the long-married couples who hold each other live longer.

Four Ways Holding Each Other Quietly Heals You

A twenty-second hug measurably lowers cortisol, settles the heart, and rewires the immune system. Four ways the long-married couples who hold each other live longer.

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What the Happiest Long Marriages Quietly Do Dif...

Berkeley research on long-married couples found five small habits that hold a marriage together for thirty years. None of them are dramatic. All of them compound.

What the Happiest Long Marriages Quietly Do Dif...

Berkeley research on long-married couples found five small habits that hold a marriage together for thirty years. None of them are dramatic. All of them compound.

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Why Vulnerability Is So Hard for Men in Marriage

Most men keep one door closed in their marriage. Five quiet ways the couples who unlock it build trust without forcing the conversation, including the bedroom as practice ground.

Why Vulnerability Is So Hard for Men in Marriage

Most men keep one door closed in their marriage. Five quiet ways the couples who unlock it build trust without forcing the conversation, including the bedroom as practice ground.