💔 Monogamy And Desire

The tension between committed partnership and the pull of wanting — these books interrogate whether lifelong fidelity and erotic longing can coexist or must forever be at war.

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+

🔥 Erotic Desire 💑 Couples Therapy ⚡ Intimacy And Desire 🔑 Sexual Autonomy 🌙 Fantasy And Desire

Mating in Captivity 90%

Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.

by Esther Perel 2006

4.17

50k+ ratings

🔥 Erotic Desire 💑 Couples Therapy ⚡ Intimacy And Desire 🔑 Sexual Autonomy 🌙 Fantasy And Desire

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+

🎯 Female Desire 🔬 Sex Research ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards 💭 Sexual Fantasy

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire Summary

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire 89%

The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.

by Daniel Bergner 2013

3.60

2k+ ratings

🎯 Female Desire 🔬 Sex Research ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards 💭 Sexual Fantasy

The State of Affairs

by Esther Perel • 2017

Happy couples have affairs. What that reveals about love, desire, and monogamy.

4.36

24k+

💔 Infidelity Studies 🧠 Relationship Psychology 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔥 Sexual Desire 💍 Modern Monogamy

The State of Affairs 89%

Happy couples have affairs. What that reveals about love, desire, and monogamy.

by Esther Perel 2017

4.36

24k+ ratings

💔 Infidelity Studies 🧠 Relationship Psychology 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔥 Sexual Desire 💍 Modern Monogamy

Love Worth Making

by Stephen Snyder • 2018

Great sex isn't technique. It's a selfish, childlike part of you that wants to be enjoyed.

4.15

1k+

🔥 Sexual Desire 🏠 Monogamy 🫂 Vulnerability 🪞 Self-Acceptance 🛋️ Sex Therapy

Love Worth Making 89%

Great sex isn't technique. It's a selfish, childlike part of you that wants to be enjoyed.

by Stephen Snyder 2018

4.15

1k+ ratings

🔥 Sexual Desire 🏠 Monogamy 🫂 Vulnerability 🪞 Self-Acceptance 🛋️ Sex Therapy

The Chemistry Between Us

by Larry Young • 2012

Love isn't a mystery; it's a chemical addiction your brain evolved to keep you breeding.

3.93

1k+

🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💞 Pair Bonding 🧪 Brain Reward Pathways 🦋 Biology Of Desire

The Chemistry Between Us 89%

Love isn't a mystery; it's a chemical addiction your brain evolved to keep you breeding.

by Larry Young 2012

3.93

1k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💞 Pair Bonding 🧪 Brain Reward Pathways 🦋 Biology Of Desire

Designer Relationships

by Mark A. Michaels • 2015

Stop inheriting your relationship model. Design one that actually fits.

3.68

854

🔓 Ethical Nonmonogamy ✏️ Relationship Design 🗣️ Radical Honesty 🧘 Managing Jealousy 🌶️ Sexual Exploration

Designer Relationships 89%

Stop inheriting your relationship model. Design one that actually fits.

by Mark A. Michaels 2015

3.68

854 ratings

🔓 Ethical Nonmonogamy ✏️ Relationship Design 🗣️ Radical Honesty 🧘 Managing Jealousy 🌶️ Sexual Exploration

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+

🏳️‍🌈 Ethical Non-Monogamy 🔓 Open Relationships 💚 Jealousy Management 📝 Relationship Agreements 🌻 Sex Positivity

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

🏳️‍🌈 Ethical Non-Monogamy 🔓 Open Relationships 💚 Jealousy Management 📝 Relationship Agreements 🌻 Sex Positivity

Want

by Gillian Anderson • 2024

Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.

3.37

23k+

🔥 Female Desire 🤫 Sexual Fantasies 🧠 Psychology Of Sexuality 🗣️ Sexual Shame ⛓️ Kink And Fetish

Want 88%

Women's secret sexual fantasies, from their own anonymous letters: a map of hidden desire.

by Gillian Anderson 2024

3.37

23k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 🤫 Sexual Fantasies 🧠 Psychology Of Sexuality 🗣️ Sexual Shame ⛓️ Kink And Fetish

More Than Two

by Franklin Veaux • 2014

Polyamory fails with rules, not jealousy. The guide to multiple relationships built on boundaries.

4.23

5k+

🫂 Polyamory 🛤️ Relational Autonomy 💚 Jealousy Management 🤝 Consent Based Intimacy 🏴 Relationship Anarchy

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

🫂 Polyamory 🛤️ Relational Autonomy 💚 Jealousy Management 🤝 Consent Based Intimacy 🏴 Relationship Anarchy

Opening Up

by Tristan Taormino • 2007

Communication makes open relationships work. Get the scripts, the jealousy tools, the safety rules.

4.07

4k+

🧩 Ethical Nonmonogamy 🗣️ Radical Honesty 💚 Jealousy Management 🩺 Safer Sex Education 🌈 Sex Positivity

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

🧩 Ethical Nonmonogamy 🗣️ Radical Honesty 💚 Jealousy Management 🩺 Safer Sex Education 🌈 Sex Positivity

Untrue

by Wednesday Martin • 2018

The plough, not biology, invented female monogamy. Inside the science that rewrites female lust.

3.86

2k+

🦋 Female Sexuality 💔 Infidelity 🔓 Non-Monogamy 🏛️ Origins Of Patriarchy 🙊 Sexual Stigma

Untrue 88%

The plough, not biology, invented female monogamy. Inside the science that rewrites female lust.

by Wednesday Martin 2018

3.86

2k+ ratings

🦋 Female Sexuality 💔 Infidelity 🔓 Non-Monogamy 🏛️ Origins Of Patriarchy 🙊 Sexual Stigma

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+

🧩 Non-Monogamy 🔗 Sex Addiction 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔒 Attachment Theory 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Truth 88%

He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.

by Neil Strauss 2015

4.11

8k+ ratings

🧩 Non-Monogamy 🔗 Sex Addiction 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔒 Attachment Theory 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

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+

🧠 Sexual Psychology 💘 Modern Love 🧩 Relationship Realism 📽️ Pornography Critique 📚 Philosophical Self-Help

How To Think More About Sex 88%

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

🧠 Sexual Psychology 💘 Modern Love 🧩 Relationship Realism 📽️ Pornography Critique 📚 Philosophical Self-Help

Intimacy & Desire

by David Schnarch • 2009

Desire fades when growth stops. The bedroom is just the first place it shows up.

4.21

466

🔥 Sexual Desire 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🧱 Differentiation 💘 Rekindling Desire 🕸️ Family Systems

Intimacy & Desire 88%

Desire fades when growth stops. The bedroom is just the first place it shows up.

by David Schnarch 2009

4.21

466 ratings

🔥 Sexual Desire 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🧱 Differentiation 💘 Rekindling Desire 🕸️ Family Systems

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+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🦴 Biological Anthropology 💑 Pair Bonding 💔 Infidelity ⚧ Gender Differences

Anatomy of Love 88%

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

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🦴 Biological Anthropology 💑 Pair Bonding 💔 Infidelity ⚧ Gender Differences

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+

🔬 Sex Research 💭 Sexual Fantasy 😔 Sexual Shame 🎢 Relationship Novelty 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Tell Me What You Want 88%

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

🔬 Sex Research 💭 Sexual Fantasy 😔 Sexual Shame 🎢 Relationship Novelty 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Training to Love It

by Kenny Wright • 2015

A husband's jealousy sparks arousal; he urges his wife to explore her desire for her trainer.

4.44

186

👠 Hotwife 🔓 Open Marriage 💪 Trainer Seduction 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌱 Sexual Awakening

Training to Love It 87%

A husband's jealousy sparks arousal; he urges his wife to explore her desire for her trainer.

by Kenny Wright 2015

4.44

186 ratings

👠 Hotwife 🔓 Open Marriage 💪 Trainer Seduction 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌱 Sexual Awakening

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+

🏛️ Sexual Ethics 🔍 Consent Critique 🌺 Female Desire 🫂 Sexual Vulnerability 🌓 Sexual Ambivalence

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

🏛️ Sexual Ethics 🔍 Consent Critique 🌺 Female Desire 🫂 Sexual Vulnerability 🌓 Sexual Ambivalence

Sex from Scratch

by Sarah Mirk • 2014

The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.

3.76

655

🪢 Ethical Non-Monogamy ✏️ Relationship Design ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🌈 Gender Spectrum 💔 Conscious Uncoupling

Sex from Scratch 87%

The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.

by Sarah Mirk 2014

3.76

655 ratings

🪢 Ethical Non-Monogamy ✏️ Relationship Design ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🌈 Gender Spectrum 💔 Conscious Uncoupling

Passionate Marriage

by David Schnarch • 1997

Lasting passion requires selfhood more than skill. Your sexual prime arrives in midlife, not youth.

4.15

3k+

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔥 Sexual Intimacy 💍 Long-Term Relationships 🪞 Selfhood In Relationships 🧠 Psychological Intimacy

Passionate Marriage 87%

Lasting passion requires selfhood more than skill. Your sexual prime arrives in midlife, not youth.

by David Schnarch 1997

4.15

3k+ ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔥 Sexual Intimacy 💍 Long-Term Relationships 🪞 Selfhood In Relationships 🧠 Psychological Intimacy

Three Women

by Lisa Taddeo • 2019

Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.

3.71

174k+

🔥 Female Desire 📋 Immersive Journalism 💔 Sexual Trauma ⚠️ Grooming And Abuse 🔄 Consensual Non-Monogamy

Three Women 87%

Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.

by Lisa Taddeo 2019

3.71

174k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 📋 Immersive Journalism 💔 Sexual Trauma ⚠️ Grooming And Abuse 🔄 Consensual Non-Monogamy

Hedges

by Jerry B. Jenkins • 2005

Christians stray at the same rate as everyone. Ten rules that make cheating nearly impossible.

3.95

276

🛡️ Infidelity Prevention 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Sexual Temptation 📖 Biblical Marriage 🤍 Purity Culture

Hedges 87%

Christians stray at the same rate as everyone. Ten rules that make cheating nearly impossible.

by Jerry B. Jenkins 2005

3.95

276 ratings

🛡️ Infidelity Prevention 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Sexual Temptation 📖 Biblical Marriage 🤍 Purity Culture

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+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ♀️ Female Sexuality 💑 Mate Selection 💋 Desire And Attraction 🔍 Sexual Motivation

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

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology ♀️ Female Sexuality 💑 Mate Selection 💋 Desire And Attraction 🔍 Sexual Motivation

The Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011

by Athol Kay • 2011

You can't negotiate desire. Build muscle, hold frame: the attraction manual for married men.

4.21

500

💍 Marriage Advice 🔥 Sexual Desire 💪 Male Self-Improvement 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧲 Attraction Dynamics

The Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011 Summary

The Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011 87%

You can't negotiate desire. Build muscle, hold frame: the attraction manual for married men.

by Athol Kay 2011

4.21

500 ratings

💍 Marriage Advice 🔥 Sexual Desire 💪 Male Self-Improvement 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧲 Attraction Dynamics

Polywise

by Jessica Fern • 2023

Polyamory isn't just new rules. It's a fundamental overhaul of how you love, fight, and grieve.

4.29

1k+

🔓 Polyamory 🧠 Attachment Theory 🔧 Relationship Repair 🧭 Differentiation 🌪️ Jealousy Management

Polywise 87%

Polyamory isn't just new rules. It's a fundamental overhaul of how you love, fight, and grieve.

by Jessica Fern 2023

4.29

1k+ ratings

🔓 Polyamory 🧠 Attachment Theory 🔧 Relationship Repair 🧭 Differentiation 🌪️ Jealousy Management

Sex God

by Rob Bell • 2007

Sex is never just sex. It mirrors divine love. Get the reflection wrong, and emptiness follows.

3.76

13k+

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🔥 Sex And Spirituality 🕊️ Theology Of The Body 😔 Unsatisfying Desire 💔 Vulnerability In Love

Sex God 87%

Sex is never just sex. It mirrors divine love. Get the reflection wrong, and emptiness follows.

by Rob Bell 2007

3.76

13k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🔥 Sex And Spirituality 🕊️ Theology Of The Body 😔 Unsatisfying Desire 💔 Vulnerability In Love

Through a Man's Eyes

by Shaunti Feldhahn • 2015

His first glance is involuntary. Understanding that rewires a marriage from suspicion to safety.

3.75

274

⛪ Christian Marriage 💑 Marital Intimacy ⚔️ Sexual Temptation 🧠 Neuroscience Of Desire 🛡️ Emotional Safety

Through a Man's Eyes 87%

His first glance is involuntary. Understanding that rewires a marriage from suspicion to safety.

by Shaunti Feldhahn 2015

3.75

274 ratings

⛪ Christian Marriage 💑 Marital Intimacy ⚔️ Sexual Temptation 🧠 Neuroscience Of Desire 🛡️ Emotional Safety

Training to Love It 2

by Kenny Wright • 2015

A husband watches his wife with other men and discovers jealousy is his deepest desire.

4.56

164

🔥 Hotwife Dynamic 🔓 Open Marriage 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🏘️ Suburban Secrets

Training to Love It 2 87%

A husband watches his wife with other men and discovers jealousy is his deepest desire.

by Kenny Wright 2015

4.56

164 ratings

🔥 Hotwife Dynamic 🔓 Open Marriage 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🏘️ Suburban Secrets

Love Relations

by Otto F. Kernberg • 1998

Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.

4.02

195

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🧱 Object Relations 💕 Psychology Of Love 🔥 Erotic Desire 🪞 Narcissism And Love

Love Relations 87%

Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.

by Otto F. Kernberg 1998

4.02

195 ratings

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🧱 Object Relations 💕 Psychology Of Love 🔥 Erotic Desire 🪞 Narcissism And Love

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

🔗 Sexual Deviance 🧠 Philosophy Of Sex 📜 Cultural History 📚 Literary Criticism 🧍 Existential Psychology

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

🔗 Sexual Deviance 🧠 Philosophy Of Sex 📜 Cultural History 📚 Literary Criticism 🧍 Existential Psychology

The Other Significant Others

by Rhaina Cohen • 2024

Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.

3.93

5k+

🤝 Chosen Family 💔 Decentering Romance 🔓 Relationship Anarchy ✨ Single By Choice 💭 Intimacy Without Sex

The Other Significant Others 87%

Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.

by Rhaina Cohen 2024

3.93

5k+ ratings

🤝 Chosen Family 💔 Decentering Romance 🔓 Relationship Anarchy ✨ Single By Choice 💭 Intimacy Without Sex

Mind The Gap

by Karen Gurney • 2020

The science of desire that closes the gap between your real sex life and the fantasy.

4.20

981

🚺 Female Sexuality 💔 Mismatched Desire 🧘‍♀️ Mindful Sex 💍 Desire In Couples 💖 Self-Compassion

Mind The Gap 87%

The science of desire that closes the gap between your real sex life and the fantasy.

by Karen Gurney 2020

4.20

981 ratings

🚺 Female Sexuality 💔 Mismatched Desire 🧘‍♀️ Mindful Sex 💍 Desire In Couples 💖 Self-Compassion

Resurrecting Sex

by David Schnarch • 2002

Better sex comes not from technique or pills but from becoming someone who can tolerate discomfort.

4.04

157

🍑 Sexual Desire 💞 Long-Term Relationships 💍 Married Sex ⚡ Anxiety And Arousal 🩺 Sexual Dysfunction

Resurrecting Sex 87%

Better sex comes not from technique or pills but from becoming someone who can tolerate discomfort.

by David Schnarch 2002

4.04

157 ratings

🍑 Sexual Desire 💞 Long-Term Relationships 💍 Married Sex ⚡ Anxiety And Arousal 🩺 Sexual Dysfunction

Eleven Minutes

by Paulo Coelho • 2003

A Brazilian prostitute in Geneva meets a painter who sees her soul, not her body.

3.72

192k+

🔮 Philosophical Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse ✨ Sacred Sexuality 💼 Sex Work Narrative ⚡ Power And Desire

Eleven Minutes 87%

A Brazilian prostitute in Geneva meets a painter who sees her soul, not her body.

by Paulo Coelho 2003

3.72

192k+ ratings

🔮 Philosophical Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse ✨ Sacred Sexuality 💼 Sex Work Narrative ⚡ Power And Desire

Identity

by Milan Kundera • 1997

A woman who believes men no longer see her receives anonymous letters insisting she is beautiful.

3.69

34k+

🥐 French Existentialism 💌 Secret Admirer 💔 Deceptive Partner 🕰️ Aging And Desire 🌫️ Melancholy Atmosphere

Identity 87%

A woman who believes men no longer see her receives anonymous letters insisting she is beautiful.

by Milan Kundera 1997

3.69

34k+ ratings

🥐 French Existentialism 💌 Secret Admirer 💔 Deceptive Partner 🕰️ Aging And Desire 🌫️ Melancholy Atmosphere

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+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sperm Competition 💔 Infidelity ⚔️ Sexual Conflict ❤️ Mate Selection

Sperm Wars 87%

The bedroom is an evolutionary arena. Your body knows the rules, even if you don't.

by Robin Baker 1996

3.91

3k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sperm Competition 💔 Infidelity ⚔️ Sexual Conflict ❤️ Mate Selection

You Could Be Having Better Sex

by Nicole McNichols • 2026

Great sex is a skill. Master the pleasure cycle, honest talk, and outgrow mediocre sex.

4.18

118

🧘 Sexual Wellness 🧠 Desire Mechanics 🗣️ Sexual Communication 🔥 Long-Term Desire ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism

You Could Be Having Better Sex 87%

Great sex is a skill. Master the pleasure cycle, honest talk, and outgrow mediocre sex.

by Nicole McNichols 2026

4.18

118 ratings

🧘 Sexual Wellness 🧠 Desire Mechanics 🗣️ Sexual Communication 🔥 Long-Term Desire ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism

That Mad Ache

by Françoise Sagan • 1965

A kept woman in Paris trades comfort for passion and discovers the price of wanting more.

3.99

2k+

🧠 Psychological Novel 💔 Love Triangle 💎 Kept Woman 🔥 Illicit Affair ⚖️ Passion Vs Security

That Mad Ache 87%

A kept woman in Paris trades comfort for passion and discovers the price of wanting more.

by Françoise Sagan 1965

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Novel 💔 Love Triangle 💎 Kept Woman 🔥 Illicit Affair ⚖️ Passion Vs Security

Sex Without Stress

by Jessa Zimmerman • 2018

The spiral of avoidance and pressure kills sex. One 10-minute exercise can reverse it, together.

4.17

173

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔬 Sex Therapy ⚖️ Desire Discrepancy 💬 Sexual Communication 🌈 Sex Positivity

Sex Without Stress 87%

The spiral of avoidance and pressure kills sex. One 10-minute exercise can reverse it, together.

by Jessa Zimmerman 2018

4.17

173 ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔬 Sex Therapy ⚖️ Desire Discrepancy 💬 Sexual Communication 🌈 Sex Positivity

Existentialism and Romantic Love

by Skye Cleary • 2015

Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.

4.08

🧠 Existentialism 💕 Philosophy Of Love 🤝 Relationship Authenticity 💭 Romantic Realism ⚡ Constructive Conflict

Existentialism and Romantic Love Summary

Existentialism and Romantic Love 87%

Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.

by Skye Cleary 2015

4.08

74 ratings

🧠 Existentialism 💕 Philosophy Of Love 🤝 Relationship Authenticity 💭 Romantic Realism ⚡ Constructive Conflict

Seduction Theory

by Emily Adrian • 2025

A campus affair, a shattered marriage, and the graduate student who will write it all down.

3.11

12k+

🏛️ Campus Novel 💔 Literary Infidelity 💍 Marriage In Crisis 👁️ Academic Obsession ✍️ Writing Program

Seduction Theory 87%

A campus affair, a shattered marriage, and the graduate student who will write it all down.

by Emily Adrian 2025

3.11

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Campus Novel 💔 Literary Infidelity 💍 Marriage In Crisis 👁️ Academic Obsession ✍️ Writing Program

Sheet Music

by Kevin Leman • 2002

The bedroom conversation Christian couples avoid: what your spouse needs and why it matters.

4.07

8k+

🏠 Christian Marriage 💑 Marital Intimacy 💬 Sexual Communication 📖 Biblical Sexuality ✝️ Christian Counseling

Sheet Music 87%

The bedroom conversation Christian couples avoid: what your spouse needs and why it matters.

by Kevin Leman 2002

4.07

8k+ ratings

🏠 Christian Marriage 💑 Marital Intimacy 💬 Sexual Communication 📖 Biblical Sexuality ✝️ Christian Counseling

Why Love Hurts

by Eva Illouz • 2011

Romantic misery has a blueprint. Markets and technology designed it long before you ever swiped.

3.99

2k+

💕 Sociology Of Love 🔀 Paradox Of Choice 📱 Online Dating 💍 Mate Selection 🪞 Self-Worth And Love

Why Love Hurts 87%

Romantic misery has a blueprint. Markets and technology designed it long before you ever swiped.

by Eva Illouz 2011

3.99

2k+ ratings

💕 Sociology Of Love 🔀 Paradox Of Choice 📱 Online Dating 💍 Mate Selection 🪞 Self-Worth And Love

The Cheating Wife

by David Stone • 2018

A husband offers his wife to their heartbroken friend for a weekend that reignites all three.

3.88

186

🚪 Open Marriage 📚 Sexual Mentorship 👁️ Voyeurism 💑 Rekindled Marriage 🎭 Playful Erotica

The Cheating Wife 87%

A husband offers his wife to their heartbroken friend for a weekend that reignites all three.

by David Stone 2018

3.88

186 ratings

🚪 Open Marriage 📚 Sexual Mentorship 👁️ Voyeurism 💑 Rekindled Marriage 🎭 Playful Erotica

Sex at Dawn

by Christopher Ryan • 2010

Monogamy is a recent agricultural invention. Our bodies and desires never agreed to it.

3.97

32k+

🧬 Human Sexuality 🦚 Sexual Selection 💞 Non-Monogamy 🌾 Agriculture And Society 👩‍🔬 Female Sexuality

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

🧬 Human Sexuality 🦚 Sexual Selection 💞 Non-Monogamy 🌾 Agriculture And Society 👩‍🔬 Female Sexuality

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+

✝️ Christian Marriage 💫 Female Sexual Pleasure 📋 Purity Culture Critique 🤝 Marital Consent 📊 Sex Research

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

✝️ Christian Marriage 💫 Female Sexual Pleasure 📋 Purity Culture Critique 🤝 Marital Consent 📊 Sex Research

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire • 2012

Commitment is the real aphrodisiac. A practical guide to sex that Christian wives actually enjoy.

4.20

2k+

✝️ Christian Sexuality 💒 Christian Marriage 🌸 Female Desire 💞 Sexual Intimacy 🕊️ Overcoming Shame

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex Summary

The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex 87%

Commitment is the real aphrodisiac. A practical guide to sex that Christian wives actually enjoy.

by Sheila Wray Gregoire 2012

4.20

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Sexuality 💒 Christian Marriage 🌸 Female Desire 💞 Sexual Intimacy 🕊️ Overcoming Shame

Mars and Venus in the Bedroom

by John Gray • 1995

Why men and women misfire in bed, and the timing and touch fixes that restore passion.

3.83

3k+

🛠️ Sexual Technique ♂️♀️ Gender Differences ✨ Female Arousal 💍 Marriage And Intimacy 💬 Relationship Communication

Mars and Venus in the Bedroom 87%

Why men and women misfire in bed, and the timing and touch fixes that restore passion.

by John Gray 1995

3.83

3k+ ratings

🛠️ Sexual Technique ♂️♀️ Gender Differences ✨ Female Arousal 💍 Marriage And Intimacy 💬 Relationship Communication

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A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.

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A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.

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A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.

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Is It Ever Just Sex? 87%

A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.

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3.37

479 ratings

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