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Ep. #632: Esther Perel, Glenn Loury, Daniel Bessner

Real Time with Bill Maher

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The Erotic Equation: Attraction Plus Obstacle Equals Desire

There is a beautiful erotic equation that Jack Moore and famous sexologists came up with: attraction plus obstacle equals desire. And when I say erotic equation, I really don't just mean sex. Look, people can have sex and feel nothing. The erotic... No, you can. We learn a very potential. It's actually not the focus on doing it. Many people today, especially in the West, are going to have two or three marriages or committed relationships. Some of us are going to do it with the same person. So I've been married a few times, but with the sameperson. That keeps it interesting.

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