The Sexless Marriage Talk Hits Different When You're A Therapist

About this episode

Elliot and Lottie discuss the challenges of forced celibacy in relationships and its impact on intimacy and fidelity.

Join Elliot and Lottie on an honest walk | Cheating or sexless? When one partner takes sex off the table, what happens to the other? In this Walk & Talk, therapists Lottie and Elliot unpack one of the most painful dilemmas couples face — forced celibacy in a committed relationship, loosing limerence and why it so often leads to affairs. We break down: 🔹 Why contempt and lack of communication destroy intimacy 🔹 The "Cup of Tea Syndrome" — how affairs really begin 🔹 Limerence vs love: the ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Elliot, Lottie

Topics covered

• sexless marriage
• therapy
• intimacy
• affairs
• communication
• relationships

Keywords

• sexless marriage
• therapy
• intimacy
• affairs
• communication
• limerence
• Cup of Tea Syndrome

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