"Getting Emotionally Closer Will Lead To Sex" Only Works For Preoccupied Attachment Women

Many, many of my couples clients end up in my office after spending years with other couples therapists who told them, "When you get emotionally closer, the sex will follow." When this doesn't work, they come to me, as I work on sex and emotional closeness in parallel in therapy.  However, these therapists are not completely wrong, because their theory is true for a subset of women, called preoccupied attachment women. Also covered: why you need to address sex directly with avoidant attachment women. Subscribe if you love the DPM show! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "How To Repair After Marital Coercion... And What Coercion Is And Isn't"! For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow me on TikTok! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠