SHaRe Lab

New research alert! .research & found valuing & having planned s*x boosts desire & frequency. Visit https://bit.ly/4nBVi9w to read the new paper & watch the video *xy

New SHaRe Lab paper: Partners who match in s*xual desire are not more satisfied than partners who are mismatched. Higher desire is associated with s*xual and relationship satisfaction, but there was no effect of matching in desire for satisfaction. The findings suggest that instead of aiming to be congruent in their s*xual desire, partners might aim to successfully navigate their differences.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1948550620926770

At a time when many people might have unmet social/relational/s*xual needs, our new paper comes out showing that people low in attachment avoidance (those comfortable with closeness) tend to think/fantasize more about past partners when they have unmet needs. Avoidant people (who value independence and are uncomfortable with closeness) did not calibrate their *xualnostalgia based on their need fulfillment.

More broadly, we know that can sometimes help people feel more connected during times when they are socially isolated or lonely.

Sexual Nostalgia as a Response to Unmet Sexual and Relational Needs: The Role of Attachment Avoidance - Amy Muise, James J. Kim, Anik Debrot, Emily A. Impett, Geoff MacDonald, Romantic relationships help people meet needs for connection and emotional and s*xual fulfillment. In the current research, we investigate an unexplored respons...