num_pages: 136
description: Renate Stendhal sweeps out the old myths about bed death, the notion that lesbian couples tend to be too close to maintain sexual desire. Her own story and her talks with counseling clients prove the contrary. Stendhal shows that sex is the natural and continuous outcome of a closeness generated by bold honesty and the capacity to speak and hear intimate secrets. Sharing "shameful" desires and vulnerable fears is what love and sexual passion are made of.Stendhal teaches simple, effective and thought-provoking lessons for any committed or married couple who wants to keep passion alive beyond the honeymoon phase. Her The art of intimate truth-telling is the most effective aphrodisiac of all.
language: English
title: True Secrets of Lesbian Desire: Keeping Sex Alive in Long-Term Relationships
titlecomplete: True Secrets of Lesbian Desire: Keeping Sex Alive in Long-Term Relationships
genres: Sexuality, Queer, Nonfiction, Lesbian, Relationships
ratings_count: 46
publisher: North Atlantic Books