A Husband's Perspective on Desire Differences... with Nathan Bartel

About this episode

Sarah Bartel discusses desire differences in marriage with her husband, Nathan Bartel, exploring the emotional aspects beyond physical libido.

Most marriages have one spouse who is more interested in sex, and another who is less interested. This is desire difference. While this is normal--most marriages have a desire difference one way or another--it causes a lot of tension in marriages. Sarah brings on her husband, Nathan, to talk about understanding desire difference from a husband's point of view at a deeper level. Beyond just physical libido, he shares about the yearning for connection with their wives he hears from men he's wor...

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Bartel

Guest: Nathan Bartel

Topics covered

• desire difference
• marriage
• sexuality
• connection
• libido

Keywords

• desire difference
• marriage tension
• sexual interest
• connection
• libido

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