Romantic love and sexual desire have often been seen as two distinct constructs and
studied separately. However, in most romantic relationships love, desire, and sex are�…

Previous research indicates that adults believe that sexual desire and sexual activity play
different roles in love relationships. Little research, however, has been conducted to�…

The most universally experienced sexual response is sexual desire. Though research on
this topic has increased in recent years, low and high desire are still problematized in�…

Introduction Over the past two decades, sexual desire and desire discrepancy have become
more frequently studied as have potential pharmaceutical interventions to treat low sexual�…

Sexual desire contributes to overall sexual and relational health among long-term romantic
partnerships. However, little research has examined the nuances of partner-level sexual�…

The purpose of this study is to discuss the need for a new triadic model of sexual passion in
relationships and to present the preliminary psychometric properties of a scale designed to�…

According to models of responsive sexual desire, desire emerges from sexual arousal. This
study examined how sexual desire type (dyadic-partner, dyadic-other, solitary) and�…

Across three studies, we demonstrate that pursuing sex for approach goals, such as to
enhance intimacy, fuels satisfaction and pursuing sex for avoidance goals, such as to avoid�…

Sexual desire is often present at the beginning of a romantic relationship. However,
research is divided regarding whether, and how, desire is experienced as a relationship�…

Little is known about the beliefs that men and women have about the role of sexual desire in
romantic relationships, despite the interpersonal and individual significance of those beliefs�…