The Love Gurus

Sex, respect and commitment are all integral parts of a healthy relationship. And it seems COSMO’s beloved international love gurus agree.

We spoke to Dr Ian Kerner, a New York-based sex and relationship counsellor and bestselling author of She Comes First (HarperCollins), Dr Linda Papadopoulos, COSMO UK’s resident psychologist and author of What Men Say, What Women Hear (Cornerstone) and The Man Manual (Cornerstone), Irma Kurtz, COSMO’s international agony aunt and author of About Time: Growing Old Disgracefully (John Murray Publishers), Dr Jackie Black, US-based relationship expert and author of Meeting Your Match: Cracking the Code to Successful Relationships (Authorhouse), Evan Marc Katz, US-based dating coach and author of Why He Disappeared (Vervante) and Dr. Nancy Kalish, US professor of psychology and author of Lost and Found Lovers (iUniverse.com).

Keep It Sexy	‘Have sex a minimum of once a week. When you’re in a relationship, it’s really easy to settle into a rut, and all too quickly that little rut can turn into a serious slump. That’s when a relationship becomes vulnerable to detachment, porn abuse, overly flirtatious friendships and infidelity. Having sex once a week keeps you tuned in and turned-on instead of tuned-out and turned off. But, it’s not just how often you do it that counts, but also what you’re doing that matters. ‘Sex is like food; you need to maintain a balanced diet. Just as there are basic food-groups to nourish your body, there are also some basic groups to keep your sex life nourished. There’s sex that reinforces intimacy (love-making: think good old-fashioned missionary position with lots of eye-contact), there’s sex that relieves stress (sex for the sake of sex: think quickie up against the wall), there’s sex that feeds the mind and proves the brain is really our biggest sex organ (think naughty fantasies) and there’s sex that stimulates the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell). With so many types of sex to be had, doing it once a week should give new meaning to hump-day.’ - Dr Ian Kerner
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Author: Lindi Brownell