#21 in Psychology
Mating in Captivity
- 272
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Mating in Captivity” examines with intelligence why desire fades in loving long-term couples, through cases from Perel’s therapy practice. Some readers value those stories of couples and the openness with which she treats sex, social taboos and differing cultural attitudes. Others miss concrete advice: they say they were given examples and ideas where they had hoped for steps to follow.
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About the book
Perel, a celebrated therapist, examines the conflict between domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust back into a loving but sexless relationship.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 141 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 49% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Psychology average of 7.9. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 15 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 126 | 89% |
Frequently asked
How long is Mating in Captivity?
It has 272 pages — shorter than 90% of the ranked books in Psychology.
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