If You Want To BUILD DESIRE In A Long-Term Relationship, WATCH THIS! | Esther Perel

Podcast briefing

Esther Perel explores how to sustain desire in long-term relationships by addressing core challenges and evolving expectations of intimacy.

Perel discusses that enduring desire in a relationship requires active engagement and avoidance of indifference, neglect, violence, and contempt. Relationship patterns stem from childhood experiences and have rapidly evolved in recent decades, especially around sexuality and monogamy. Maintaining desire demands balancing stability with novelty, playfulness, and emotional involvement.