Americans & Eroticism
• Sexual Health
Esther Perel on American erotic sensibilities.
Ironically, some of America's best features – the belief in democracy, equality, consensus-building, compromise, fairness, and mutual tolerance – can, when carried too punctiliously into the bedroom, result in very boring sex. Sexual desire doesn't play by the same rules of good citizenship that maintain peace and contentment in the social relations between partners.