“There will be other forms in addition to our classic marriage. One is already looming on the horizon: polyamory, or having more than one intimate partner.” FormPartnersIntimateClassicHorizonLoomingPolyamory Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“There are many options in a marriage. If the couple has been together for a certain amount of time and has a certain amount of liberalism or life experience, it could be the kind of relationship in which one partner ventures into the occasional affair, which is then forgiven. This only happens every 13 years on average, but it obviously does occur.” IfsYearsKindDoeHas BeensHappensTogetherCertainAmountCoupleAffairAveragePartnersLiberalismLife ExperienceVentureForgivenOccasional Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“With an intelligent couple, it ought to be possible for the husband or wife to look for satisfaction outside the relationship - while always taking the partner into consideration, meaning acting openly but still discreetly.” LooksStillsActingWifeOughtCoupleHusbandIntelligentSatisfactionPartnersConsideration Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“I'm reminded of a female patient who was particularly aroused by the shape of her husband's shoulder. And this hint of perversion should ideally remain a secret for both partners.” ShouldSecretShapesHusbandFemalePatientPartnersShouldersHintsPerversion Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“Aura of the mysterious is a minor perversion that a couple shares. A fetish that one of the two partners finds arousing, or a particular sexual scenario. Fantasies have to remain dirty. Cleanliness, scrupulousness and rationality are poison for eroticism.” TwoFantasyShareParticularCouplePartnersMysteriousDirtyPoisonMinorsRationalityScenariosCleanlinessAurasPerversionFetish Author:Volkmar Sigusch