A meta-analysis found positive associations between sexual communication and both relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction. Communication quality mattered more than mere frequency.
THE SOURCE TABLE / INTERVIEWS AND RESEARCH
The moments and evidence that changed the argument.
These are drawn from the book's story-discovery interviews and research dossiers. On a larger screen, move them around. Turn one over for its source.
DRAG ON DESKTOP / TAP PROVENANCE TO TURN OVER
“I think that no matter how old you are, you're always still chasing your father's approval.”
Citizens often mistake stereotypes for party composition. More accurate information reduced perceived extremity and social distance.
“The rules are the rules, friend or not. I can't change them in the middle of the game.”
The ability to both enhance and suppress emotional expression predicted better later adjustment. Flexibility mattered more than one supposedly correct response.
“I feel limitless when I'm with her. And I'm excited about the work that I do. But I'm finding my ceiling. And some of that ceiling is time and attention.”
“The one that always sticks out is being on the football field on a Friday night, 5,000 people in the stands, the band's playing, and still being able to hear my father above everyone else.”
“Abandoned by the congregation. I never felt abandoned by God. They were separable.”
“I started off trying to prove that desire was primeval human nature. Uncomplicated and instinctual. But learned it's deeper than that.”