Esther Perel citations

“Love rests on two pillars: surrender and autonomy. Our need for togetherness exists alongside our need for separateness.”

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Esther Perel

Source: Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

“Our partner's sexuality does not belong to us. It isn't just for and about us, and we should not assume that it rightfully falls within our jurisdiction.”

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Esther Perel

Source: Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

“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.”

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Esther Perel

Source: Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

“Long question is a veiled statement, same as criticism is a veiled wish.”

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Esther Perel