Esther Perel — The Erotic Is an Antidote to Death

Modern relationships are cauldrons of contradictory longings: safety and excitement, grounding and transcendence, the comfort of love and the heat of passion. We want it all, and we want it with one person. Reconciling the domestic and the erotic is a delicate balancing act that we achieve intermittently at best. It requires knowing your partner wh... See more

Eroticism resides in the ambiguous space between anxiety and fascination.