“ While much has been written about the aggressive manifestations of male sexuality, it is not sufficiently appreciated that the erotic realm also offers men a restorative experience for their more tender side. For a lot of men, it remains the only language for closeness that hasn’t been spoiled. Through sex, men can recapture the pure pleasure of connection without having to compress their hard-to-articulate needs into the prison of words.
Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity (via nightmarebrunette)(via nightmarebrunette-deactivated20)
