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Why He Watches Porn Instead of Having Sex

couples therapy, how sexuality works, sexual problemsBy Eric FitzMedrud Ph.D.January 19, 2018Leave a comment

Why He Watches Porn Instead of Having Sex This is my fifth in my How Sexuality Works series. Prior entries can be found at links below: Sexuality Is a River What is Erotic and Why? Part I What is Erotic and Why? Part II Are We Sexually Compatible Nature is efficient. Water flows in the…

A purple Flower Bell After Rainfall

What is Erotic and Why? Part II

how sexuality works, metaphors, sexual problemsBy Eric FitzMedrud Ph.D.October 30, 2017Leave a comment

How Sexuality Works: Part III This is the third post of my Sexuality is a River series and my second post applying the analogy of a river to Morin’s theories of eroticism. You can find the first post in the series here: Sexuality Is a River. That post describes the perspective I write from and some…

A Lone Red Japanese Maple Leaf Among Gray and Blue Rounded River Stones

How Does Your River Flow?: What is Erotic and Why? Part I

how sexuality works, metaphors, sexual problemsBy Eric FitzMedrud Ph.D.October 24, 2017Leave a comment

How Sexuality Works, Part II This is the second blog post in my series describing what I understand about the subjective experience of sexuality using the analogy of a river. You can find my first post in the series here: Sexuality Is a River. That post describes the perspective I write from and some caveats…

Rickety Dock on a Lake in Fall

Sexuality is Like a River–Natural and Beautiful

how sexuality works, metaphors, sexual problemsBy Eric FitzMedrud Ph.D.October 11, 2017Leave a comment

How Sexuality Works, Part 1: Sexuality is a River “They should teach this in schools.” This is a phrase that I hear repeatedly as a therapist. Most often this phrase comes after I have explained a principle of relationships or sexuality. It is one of the reasons that sex therapists use the PLISSIT model for…

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