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Article: Role of sexual self-disclosure in the sexual satisfaction of long-term heterosexual couples.(Report)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Sex Research
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
- Author:
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Partners can and do differ from one another in their sexual preferences (Davies, Katz, & Jackson, 1999; McCarthy & Bodner, 2005; Miller & Byers, 2004). Of interest to sex therapists and researchers alike is how couples, despite these differences, maximize and maintain their sexual satisfaction within a long-term relationship. It is unlikely that individuals develop and maintain a highly sexually satisfying relationship by choosing a partner who happens to share exactly the same sexual likes and dislikes. Nor is it likely that an individual's ideal or preferred sexual script remains constant over the course of a long-term relationship (Laumann & Gagnon, 1995). A frequently ...