How to Spark Up Your Sex Drive
The New York Times••general
Key Points:
- Evidence-based advice for improving libido includes getting enough sleep, managing stress, and addressing relationship or medical issues that may affect sex drive.
- Libido is complex and influenced by many factors such as body image, hormones, and interpersonal dynamics, making desire fluctuate rather than remain constant.
- Desire discrepancies are a common reason couples seek therapy, highlighting the challenge of aligning sexual interest within relationships.
- Sex educator Emily Morse emphasizes that libido is not something to simply fix or boost, but rather a state created by fostering the right conditions.
- A useful strategy suggested by experts is conducting a “turnoff” audit to identify and understand factors that decrease arousal, which can aid in reigniting desire.
