Culture Quote by Esther Perel

Sometimes it has to do with other longings that are much more existential. Sometimes you go elsewhere not because you are not liking the…

— Esther Perel

“For [erotically intelligent couples], love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life:…

— Esther Perel

It’s hard to feel attracted to someone who has abandoned her sense of autonomy.

— Esther Perel

For some people, a one-night stand doesn't make any difference in a seven-year love affair. I don't believe the degree of betrayal is always…

— Esther Perel

I want to engage people in an honest, enlightened, and provocative conversation about the nature of erotic desire and the intricacies of intimacy and…

— Esther Perel

“The quality of your life ultimately depends on the quality of your relationships . . . which are basically a reflection of your sense…

— Esther Perel

If you start to feel that you have given up too many parts of yourself to be with your partner, then one day you…

— Esther Perel

“I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way…

— Esther Perel

You never know your partner as well as you think.

— Esther Perel

On some level we trade passion for security, that's trading one illusion for another. It's a matter of degree. We can't live in constant…

— Esther Perel

“When the impulse to share becomes obligatory, when personal boundaries are no longer respected, when only the shared space of togetherness is acknowledged and…

— Esther Perel

“I do believe that the emphasis on egalitarian and respectful sex—purged of any expressions of power, aggression, and transgression—is antithetical to erotic desire for…

— Esther Perel