source : the age
There was a lot of talk of recession as I sat down to write this editor’s letter. While the news cycle was dominated by warnings of an economic recession following another interest-rate rise, I was surprised to read we are already in the midst of another downturn – a “sex recession”. This second type of slump is well-advanced in Western societies, according to world-renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel in an interview on the Good Weekend Talks podcast today. Perel, whose TED talk on infidelity has had more than 25 million views, also speaks of the “gradual social atrophy” causing a narrowing of our relationships – where we have just enough contact with others not to feel alone, yet fail to achieve genuine connection. As well: the weight of domesticity on desire, and how couples can recover from affairs. – Melissa Stevens, editor
