Entries by Frances Praver

Turning “We” to “Me”

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One of the knottiest problems that I see in my couples’ therapy practice is that each partner wants his way. I don’t mean in the big things, like values, religion—those that couples agree on to start out with—but in small things like when to clean out the garage, or what color stone to use for […]

Prevent Infidelity

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Six sure-fire steps. Did you know that 55-65 percent of men cheat and 45-55 percent of women cheat? It may seem it’s about sex, but in reality sex is better at home. Why then do spouses cheat? The main reason is a lack of emotional connectedness that arises because of negative interactions. So if you […]

What Drives a Sex Addict, Part 11

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In my last blog, Married to a Sex Addict, I described the plight of the spouse who is married to a male sex addict. On Oct 7, 2009 I wrote about the psychology of a female sex addict. More recently the topic of sex addiction is being hyped in the media. Read More

Married to a Sex Addict

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Sex addiction is big news these days. Chris Lee of the Daily Beast wrote The Sex Addiction Epidemic on November 25 which Newsweek featured. Whereas Lee’s story followed a female sex addict, the new movie Shame follows a male sex addict. In my blog on Oct 7 2009, What Drives a Sex, I wrote about […]

Why Anxiety Is Good for Your Love Life

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In the excellent article “Why Anxiety is Good for You,” page 55-65 in Time Magazine (December 5, 2011), Serge Bloch proposes that anxiety can help you move faster or it can paralyze you. The upside of anxiety is that the hormones that trigger it can be powerful stimulants arousing the senses to peak performance. Unlike the famous quote “Too much of a […]