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The State of Affairs
by Esther Perel • 2017
Happy couples have affairs. What that reveals about love, desire, and monogamy.
4.36
24k+
The State of Affairs Summary
The State of Affairs 92%
Happy couples have affairs. What that reveals about love, desire, and monogamy.
by Esther Perel 2017
4.36
24k+ ratings
Private Lies
by Frank Pittman • 1989
The affair is not the sex. It's the secret. And the secret is a power play.
4.01
76
Private Lies Summary
Private Lies 91%
The affair is not the sex. It's the secret. And the secret is a power play.
by Frank Pittman 1989
4.01
76 ratings
Not "Just Friends"
by Shirley P. Glass • 2002
Most affairs start as friendships. A clinical road map for rebuilding trust after discovery.
4.24
1k+
Not "Just Friends" Summary
Not "Just Friends" 90%
Most affairs start as friendships. A clinical road map for rebuilding trust after discovery.
by Shirley P. Glass 2002
4.24
1k+ ratings
After the Affair
by Janis Abrahms Spring • 1996
You can rebuild after an affair, but forgiveness must be earned through sacrifice, not words.
4.04
1k+
After the Affair Summary
After the Affair 90%
You can rebuild after an affair, but forgiveness must be earned through sacrifice, not words.
by Janis Abrahms Spring 1996
4.04
1k+ ratings
Hedges
by Jerry B. Jenkins • 2005
Christians stray at the same rate as everyone. Ten rules that make cheating nearly impossible.
3.95
276
Hedges Summary
Hedges 90%
Christians stray at the same rate as everyone. Ten rules that make cheating nearly impossible.
by Jerry B. Jenkins 2005
3.95
276 ratings
Anatomy of Love
by Helen Fisher • 1992
Your brain runs three separate love systems, and they aren't designed to work in your favor.
3.88
2k+
Anatomy of Love Summary
Anatomy of Love 90%
Your brain runs three separate love systems, and they aren't designed to work in your favor.
by Helen Fisher 1992
3.88
2k+ ratings
Untrue
by Wednesday Martin • 2018
The plough, not biology, invented female monogamy. Inside the science that rewrites female lust.
3.86
2k+
Untrue Summary
Untrue 90%
The plough, not biology, invented female monogamy. Inside the science that rewrites female lust.
by Wednesday Martin 2018
3.86
2k+ ratings
How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair
by Linda J. MacDonald • 2010
For the unfaithful: own the damage, live transparently, and accept the pace your spouse sets.
4.36
482
How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair Summary
How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair 89%
For the unfaithful: own the damage, live transparently, and accept the pace your spouse sets.
by Linda J. MacDonald 2010
4.36
482 ratings
Sperm Wars
by Robin Baker • 1996
The bedroom is an evolutionary arena. Your body knows the rules, even if you don't.
3.91
3k+
Sperm Wars Summary
Sperm Wars 89%
The bedroom is an evolutionary arena. Your body knows the rules, even if you don't.
by Robin Baker 1996
3.91
3k+ ratings
The Truth
by Neil Strauss • 2015
He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.
4.11
8k+
The Truth Summary
The Truth 89%
He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.
by Neil Strauss 2015
4.11
8k+ ratings
Surviving an Affair
by Willard F. Harley Jr. • 1998
End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.
4.06
161
Surviving an Affair Summary
Surviving an Affair 89%
End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.
by Willard F. Harley Jr. 1998
4.06
161 ratings
Healing from Infidelity
by Michele Weiner-Davis • 2017
Eighteen months to a new marriage: a therapist's plan to survive infidelity and come out stronger.
4.41
339
Healing from Infidelity Summary
Healing from Infidelity 89%
Eighteen months to a new marriage: a therapist's plan to survive infidelity and come out stronger.
by Michele Weiner-Davis 2017
4.41
339 ratings
How To Think More About Sex
by Alain de Botton • 2012
Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.
3.47
6k+
How To Think More About Sex Summary
How To Think More About Sex 89%
Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.
by Alain de Botton 2012
3.47
6k+ ratings
Mating in Captivity
by Esther Perel • 2006
Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.
4.17
50k+
Mating in Captivity Summary
Mating in Captivity 88%
Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.
by Esther Perel 2006
4.17
50k+ ratings
The Ethical Slut
by Janet W. Hardy • 1997
How to love more than one person without deception: the rules, scripts, and hard conversations.
3.94
28k+
The Ethical Slut Summary
The Ethical Slut 88%
How to love more than one person without deception: the rules, scripts, and hard conversations.
by Janet W. Hardy 1997
3.94
28k+ ratings
The Betrayal Bind
by Michelle Mays • 2023
Betrayed partners aren't codependent. Their chaos is predictable biology, and the wound is healable.
4.59
458
The Betrayal Bind Summary
The Betrayal Bind 88%
Betrayed partners aren't codependent. Their chaos is predictable biology, and the wound is healable.
by Michelle Mays 2023
4.59
458 ratings
What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire
by Daniel Bergner • 2013
The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.
3.60
2k+
What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire Summary
What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire 88%
The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.
by Daniel Bergner 2013
3.60
2k+ ratings
Anatomy of an Affair
by Dave Carder • 2008
Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.
3.93
275
Anatomy of an Affair Summary
Anatomy of an Affair 88%
Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.
by Dave Carder 2008
3.93
275 ratings
The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match
by Sonya Rhodes • 2014
Why accomplished women struggle in love, and the partner choice that changes everything.
3.51
170
The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match Summary
The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match 88%
Why accomplished women struggle in love, and the partner choice that changes everything.
by Sonya Rhodes 2014
3.51
170 ratings
Designer Relationships
by Mark A. Michaels • 2015
Stop inheriting your relationship model. Design one that actually fits.
3.68
854
Designer Relationships Summary
Designer Relationships 88%
Stop inheriting your relationship model. Design one that actually fits.
by Mark A. Michaels 2015
3.68
854 ratings
Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life
by Tracy Schorn • 2016
Infidelity is abuse. A survivor's guide to cutting ties, seeing clearly, and reclaiming your life.
4.70
2k+
Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life Summary
Leave a Cheater, Gain a Life 88%
Infidelity is abuse. A survivor's guide to cutting ties, seeing clearly, and reclaiming your life.
by Tracy Schorn 2016
4.70
2k+ ratings
The Evolution of Desire
by David M. Buss • 1994
Men chase youth, women status, neither consciously: the evolutionary logic of human desire.
4.17
4k+
The Evolution of Desire Summary
The Evolution of Desire 88%
Men chase youth, women status, neither consciously: the evolutionary logic of human desire.
by David M. Buss 1994
4.17
4k+ ratings
Three Women
by Lisa Taddeo • 2019
Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.
3.71
174k+
Three Women Summary
Three Women 88%
Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.
by Lisa Taddeo 2019
3.71
174k+ ratings
More Than Two
by Franklin Veaux • 2014
Polyamory fails with rules, not jealousy. The guide to multiple relationships built on boundaries.
4.23
5k+
More Than Two Summary
More Than Two 88%
Polyamory fails with rules, not jealousy. The guide to multiple relationships built on boundaries.
by Franklin Veaux 2014
4.23
5k+ ratings
Sex Matters
by Mona Charen • 2018
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
3.71
331
Sex Matters Summary
Sex Matters 88%
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
by Mona Charen 2018
3.71
331 ratings
Opening Up
by Tristan Taormino • 2007
Communication makes open relationships work. Get the scripts, the jealousy tools, the safety rules.
4.07
4k+
Opening Up Summary
Opening Up 88%
Communication makes open relationships work. Get the scripts, the jealousy tools, the safety rules.
by Tristan Taormino 2007
4.07
4k+ ratings
The New Naked
by Harry Fisch MD • 2014
Good sex is a learned skill, and your sex life reveals your relationship's health.
2.93
162
The New Naked Summary
The New Naked 88%
Good sex is a learned skill, and your sex life reveals your relationship's health.
by Harry Fisch MD 2014
2.93
162 ratings
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy
by Julie Schwartz Gottman • 2014
Three minutes of conflict predict a couple's future. The clinical playbook for changing the outcome.
4.30
720
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy Summary
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy 88%
Three minutes of conflict predict a couple's future. The clinical playbook for changing the outcome.
by Julie Schwartz Gottman 2014
4.30
720 ratings
The Science of Trust
by John M. Gottman • 2011
Game theory measures trust as a number. The calculation starts with who benefits when you lose.
4.10
1k+
The Science of Trust Summary
The Science of Trust 88%
Game theory measures trust as a number. The calculation starts with who benefits when you lose.
by John M. Gottman 2011
4.10
1k+ ratings
His Needs, Her Needs
by Willard F. Harley Jr. • 1986
Your marriage runs on a hidden scoreboard. Affairs begin when your spouse's balance hits zero.
4.11
23k+
His Needs, Her Needs Summary
His Needs, Her Needs 88%
Your marriage runs on a hidden scoreboard. Affairs begin when your spouse's balance hits zero.
by Willard F. Harley Jr. 1986
4.11
23k+ ratings
Ho Tactics
by G.L. Lambert • 2014
Most women auction their attention for dinner and Netflix. Here is the counteroffer.
3.92
816
Ho Tactics Summary
Ho Tactics 88%
Most women auction their attention for dinner and Netflix. Here is the counteroffer.
by G.L. Lambert 2014
3.92
816 ratings
What Makes Love Last
by John M. Gottman • 2012
A researcher found which couples survive betrayal and which do not. Three steps separate them.
4.23
3k+
What Makes Love Last Summary
What Makes Love Last 88%
A researcher found which couples survive betrayal and which do not. Three steps separate them.
by John M. Gottman 2012
4.23
3k+ ratings
Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love
by Allan Pease • 2021
Men chase youth, women chase resources. Here is how to use that knowledge to find your match.
4.30
27
Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love Summary
Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love 88%
Men chase youth, women chase resources. Here is how to use that knowledge to find your match.
by Allan Pease 2021
4.30
27 ratings
The Rational Male – Religion
by Rollo Tomassi • 2021
Churches were quietly rebuilt around women's interests. For men, the bill is everything they have.
4.30
309
The Rational Male – Religion Summary
The Rational Male – Religion 88%
Churches were quietly rebuilt around women's interests. For men, the bill is everything they have.
by Rollo Tomassi 2021
4.30
309 ratings
Sex by Numbers
by David Spiegelhalter • 2015
Sex surveys are performances. A statistician reveals what the data hides about modern desire.
3.84
213
Sex by Numbers Summary
Sex by Numbers 88%
Sex surveys are performances. A statistician reveals what the data hides about modern desire.
by David Spiegelhalter 2015
3.84
213 ratings
Sex from Scratch
by Sarah Mirk • 2014
The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.
3.76
655
Sex from Scratch Summary
Sex from Scratch 88%
The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.
by Sarah Mirk 2014
3.76
655 ratings
Dirty Minds
by Kayt Sukel • 2012
Romantic love activates the same brain circuits as cocaine. Heartbreak is neurological withdrawal.
3.55
447
Dirty Minds Summary
Dirty Minds 87%
Romantic love activates the same brain circuits as cocaine. Heartbreak is neurological withdrawal.
by Kayt Sukel 2012
3.55
447 ratings
A Billion Wicked Thoughts
by Ogi Ogas • 2011
A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.
3.83
4k+
A Billion Wicked Thoughts Summary
A Billion Wicked Thoughts 87%
A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.
by Ogi Ogas 2011
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Manipulated Man
by Esther Vilar • 1971
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
3.58
2k+
The Manipulated Man Summary
The Manipulated Man 87%
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
by Esther Vilar 1971
3.58
2k+ ratings
The Great Sex Rescue
by Sheila Wray Gregoire • 2021
Christian sex advice promised better marriages. Research on 20,000 women says it did the opposite.
4.54
7k+
The Great Sex Rescue Summary
The Great Sex Rescue 87%
Christian sex advice promised better marriages. Research on 20,000 women says it did the opposite.
by Sheila Wray Gregoire 2021
4.54
7k+ ratings
The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards
by Jessica Waite • 2024
Her husband died without warning. Then his phone revealed the stranger she'd been married to.
3.53
4k+
The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards Summary
The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards 87%
Her husband died without warning. Then his phone revealed the stranger she'd been married to.
by Jessica Waite 2024
3.53
4k+ ratings
The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli • 2011
Dating is a market with supply, demand, and currency. Learn the rules before you make a bad trade.
3.85
42k+
The Art of Thinking Clearly Summary
The Art of Thinking Clearly 87%
Dating is a market with supply, demand, and currency. Learn the rules before you make a bad trade.
by Rolf Dobelli 2011
3.85
42k+ ratings
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal
by Kevin B. Skinner • 2017
Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.
4.41
78
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal Summary
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal 87%
Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.
by Kevin B. Skinner 2017
4.41
78 ratings
Why Women Have Sex
by Cindy M. Meston • 2009
Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.
3.94
2k+
Why Women Have Sex Summary
Why Women Have Sex 87%
Of 237 reasons women have sex, pleasure is just one. The full list is startling.
by Cindy M. Meston 2009
3.94
2k+ ratings
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again
by Katherine Angel • 2021
Consent asks women to know what they want before anything starts. Desire doesn't work that way.
4.06
6k+
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again Summary
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again 87%
Consent asks women to know what they want before anything starts. Desire doesn't work that way.
by Katherine Angel 2021
4.06
6k+ ratings
Want
by Gillian Anderson • 2024
Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.
3.37
23k+
Want Summary
Want 87%
Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.
by Gillian Anderson 2024
3.37
23k+ ratings
The Misfits
by Colin Wilson • 1988
De Sade, Byron, and the 'perverts' who followed weren't just deviants but mystics chasing intensity.
3.69
121
The Misfits Summary
The Misfits 87%
De Sade, Byron, and the 'perverts' who followed weren't just deviants but mystics chasing intensity.
by Colin Wilson 1988
3.69
121 ratings
Sex at Dawn
by Christopher Ryan • 2010
Monogamy is a recent agricultural invention. Our bodies and desires never agreed to it.
3.97
32k+
Sex at Dawn Summary
Sex at Dawn 87%
Monogamy is a recent agricultural invention. Our bodies and desires never agreed to it.
by Christopher Ryan 2010
3.97
32k+ ratings
The Possibility of Sex
by Alan Roger Currie • 2012
She flirts, hints, and never delivers. It is not shyness. One blunt conversation sorts every type.
4.34
134
The Possibility of Sex Summary
The Possibility of Sex 87%
She flirts, hints, and never delivers. It is not shyness. One blunt conversation sorts every type.
by Alan Roger Currie 2012
4.34
134 ratings
Tell Me What You Want
by Justin J. Lehmiller • 2018
Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.
3.82
1k+
Tell Me What You Want Summary
Tell Me What You Want 87%
Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.
by Justin J. Lehmiller 2018
3.82
1k+ ratings
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