Sex and Love
A Tough Balancing Act
Marieke Dewitte
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About this speaker:
Marieke Dewitte is a clinical psychologist-sexologist who had her training in Belgium and The Netherlands and completed her PhD at Ghent University, Belgium. She currently works as assistant professor at the Department of Clinical Psychological Science of the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. Her research involves psychophysiological studies on basic mechanisms of sexual functioning, gender differences, relational dynamics, dyadic interactions between partners, and attachment in relation to sexual responding. The main focus of her research is on the sexual interaction between partners. She also worked as sex therapist at Ghent University Hospital and now at Maastricht University Hospital. She is editor-in-chief of the Dutch Journal of Sexology and Secretary General of the European Society of Sexual Medicine.
Recording: Yes
45 min / 15 min
English, Dutch
About this leqture:
Our current society is marked by more and more diversity, also at the level of sex and relationships. In this interactive session, Marieke will elaborate on the mechanisms, evolution, shaping and tenability/sustainability of the romantic ideal and the monogamous relationship. How did our relationships evolve throughout the years? Why did we start questioning sexual exclusivity while clinging to the exclusive romantic couple model? She will clarify the tension between sex and love and how we can deal with discrepancies in sexual desire in a partner relationship. In addition, Marieke emphasizes attachment as the fundament of our human being, and addresses the challenges to reconcile our need for autonomy and connection.
Over deze leqture:
Onze huidige samenleving wordt gekenmerkt door meer diversiteit, ook op vlak van seks en relaties. In deze interactieve sessie gaat Marieke dieper in op de mechanismen, evolutie, maakbaarheid en houdbaarheid van het romantisch ideaal en de monogame relatie. Hoe zijn onze relaties geëvolueerd doorheen de jaren? Waarom stellen we seksuele exclusiviteit steeds meer in vraag terwijl we blijven vasthouden aan het exclusief romantisch koppelmodel? Marieke gaat dieper in op het spanningsveld tussen seks en liefde en hoe omgaan met verschillen in seksueel verlangen in een partnerrelatie. Daarnaast belicht ze in deze sessie hechting als fundament van ons mens-zijn en de uitdagingen om onze nood aan autonomie en verbondenheid met elkaar te verzoenen.
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