

Esther Perel’s Mating in Captivity is a best seller book that asks why desire fades in long-term relationships. Drawing on her years as a psychotherapist, Perel explores intimacy, security, and passion, showing that love and desire often need different things. Honest, thought-provoking, and full of real couples’ stories, this great read is one of the best books on modern relationships.
Date: 2006 (Belgium)
Length: ~256 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~2.980.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Self-Help & How-To, Nonfiction
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"Perel is the people’s therapist" — The Financial Times, the UK’s leading business newspaper
"She really blows me away" — Oprah Winfrey, media icon and host of The Oprah Podcast
"Esther Perel has the number-one secret to chemistry that lasts" — Jay Shetty, #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of the On Purpose podcast
"Nobody has opened up a dialogue about intimacy, passion, trust..." — Jason Isaacs, actor
"The key to a sexy marriage" — Glamour magazine
"Few works have been as impactful as Mating in Captivity..." — Dr. Justin Garcia, executive director of the Kinsey Institute and author of The Intimate Animal
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