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Nicole McNichols

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
656 total appearances

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The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

Right.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

So I think it's really getting at the heart of what's driving the discrepancy and just remaining committed to really trying to resolve it.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

Yes.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

Yes.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

A million percent.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

Yes.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

And I agree with that.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

And that can, for some, is an unpopular opinion.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

But sex is really important to relationships.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

Now, there is a caveat.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

There certainly are couples where both people where there's not really a lot of sex or any sex, right?

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

We define a sexless marriage as, I think,

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

six times or five times a year or more, who both report high levels of relationship satisfaction and say they're fine.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

That's totally valid.

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

But for the vast majority of people, sex is important, right?

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

And I think that at the beginning of any relationship, it should be talked about as, what's our life going to look like?

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

What are our values?

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

What are we

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

want to do?

The Genius Life
548: The Science of Improving Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy | Nicole McNichols, PhD

How do we want to structure our lives?