What you should know if there's no sexual attraction for your partner, according to a therapist
window.CNN.contentModel.leadingMediaType = 'image'; window.CNN.contentModel.isVideoCollection = false; Therapist Ian Kerner says many of his male clients confide that they didn't pick their life partner based on sexual attraction. Adobe Stock Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Editor’s Note: Ian Kerner is a licensed marriage and family therapist, writer and contributor on the topic of relationships for CNN.
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window.CNN.contentModel.leadingMediaType = 'image'; window.CNN.contentModel.isVideoCollection = false; Therapist Ian Kerner says many of his male clients confide that they didn't pick their life partner based on sexual attraction. Adobe Stock Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Editor’s Note: Ian Kerner is a licensed marriage and family therapist, writer and contributor on the topic of relationships for CNN. He is the author of a guide for couples, “So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex.” A lot of heterosexual male clients are coming into my practice admitting they picked their partner without considering sexual attraction. During couples therapy sessions with his partner in the room, the man will claim that he doesn’t know why he isn’t experiencing desire.
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