Mating in Captivity

At the very least, there are lots of good discussion topics in here! The book itself is pretty meh, and is directly responsible for the creation of the Sarin Board of Relationship Growth and Development.

Listened to as audio. Interesting case studies. Esther is an engaging narrator.

While this book contains some really nice gems, overall it falls a bit short on this very important topic. While book title (reconciling the erotic and the domestic) hints on some sort of answer, it doesn't give any single clear answer. Get some good therapist seems the solution, but we don't need dozen examples of her therapy sessions with clients to know that. (Maybe some need.) Don't expect any plans of how to or real suggestions or anything beyond some examples, some ideas and some talking about importance of erotic. There is no advice. But on other hand - if you feel stuck, there are some really nice and fresh ideas, some comfort that you are not alone. But that's it. This isn't a bad book. But not great either.

The majority of the book is anecdotal, but there is tons to learn from it. This is an absolute must-read for anyone in a long term relationship or marriage. Very enlightening.