Esther Perel Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. For [erotically intelligent couples], love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life: time. Marriage is not the end of romance, it is the beginning. They know that they have years in which to deepen their connection, to experiment, to regress, and even to fail. They see their relationship as something alive and ongoing, not a fait accompli. It’s a story that they are writing together, one with many chapters, and neither partner knows how it will end. There’s always a place they haven’t gone yet, always something about the other still to be discovered. Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

2. Love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life: time. Marriage is not the end of romance, it is the beginning. Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

3. It's hard to experience desire when you're weighted down by concern. Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

4. Love is a vessel that contains both security and adventure, and commitment offers one of the great luxuries of life: time. Marriage is not the end of romance, it is the beginning. Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

5. Love is an exercise in selective perception Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic