What's Your Sexual Style?

How a couple can share desire, pleasure, and satisfaction.

Barry W. McCarthy, PhD, is a tenured professor of psychology at American University and a best-selling author. See full bio

March 18, 2009

Is there sex after marriage?

In movies sex is always spontaneous and highly charged. Both people feel powerful desire and are turned-on before touching occurs. The sex is short and intense, and everyone has multiple orgasms. Of course, it's always a new couple or an extra-marital affair - marital sex is almost never depicted in the movies. Married couples are not supposed to be "hot." Read More

March 2, 2009

Is it really men who stop couple sexuality?

The word on the street is that male sexual desire is automatic, erections are spontaneous, and intercourse frequent. Another assumption is that men are easily frustrated by women's inhibited desire and their difficulty to reach orgasm. Read More

February 17, 2009

What Is the Right Couple Sexual Style for You?

When most people begin a relationship the sexual chemistry is strong and sparks fly. Sex is frequent and intense in the romantic love/passionate sex/idealized couple stage of the relationship. However, this sexually-charged phase is usually short-lived lasting around six months or so - and up to two years if you're lucky. Read More

Books by Barry W. McCarthy, Ph.D.

Discovering Your Couple Sexual Style: Sharing Desire, Pleasure, and Satisfaction

Sex Basics

Sex is the most profound and intimate way to express your love for someone. Different people enjoy and pursue sex in different forms—as the pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey put it, the only universal in human sexuality is variability itself. But within the universe of intimacy and pleasure that sex affords is a lot of room for error.

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