She's Reading Smut Instead of Having Sex with You — Here's Why

Send us Fan MailShe's not hiding her book because she's embarrassed. She's hiding it because what she's reading is giving her something her sex life isn't — and nobody's asking what that means for your relationship.Romance is the fastest-growing category in print. 51 million units sold in the last year. One in four NYT hardcover fiction bestsellers was romantasy. Women aren't casually reading this stuff. They're consuming it. Today I sat down with Carolyn Hood — certified sex therapist, licensed clinical social worker, and author of Sex Begets Sex: Reclaiming Desire as an Act of Female Empowerment — to decode exactly what's going on.In this episode:What dark romance, romantasy, and smut are actually giving her that real life isn'tWho's reading it — and why the numbers point straight to moms and long-term partnersThe porn parallel nobody wants to say out loud (but we say it)How to use her book to open a conversation you've both been avoidingWhy innuendo and anticipation are the low-effort moves with the highest return3 things you can do tonight to bring the heat from the pages into your bedroom 🔗 Find Carolyn: https://www.desireinreallife.com @desireinreallife Join in my 365 Days of Orgasms Journey Here: https://talksexwithannette.com/365-days-of-orgasms/Watch 365 Days Playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2D5TFyt2Q8&list=PL9sLRET3FJyVns_2_wXvOoGrBeHyU1DDp📩Sign Up for My Newsletter: https://she-explores-life.kit.com/e9760c390c🎧 Subscribe for weekly sex and intimacy how-tos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@talksexwithannetteSubscribe to my OF: https://talksexwithannette.com/talk-sex-with-m/🎧 Subscribe for weekly sex and intimacy how-tos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@talksexwithannetteStack My Code ANNETTE15 on Top of Lovehoney's 70% Off Sale Now for 85% OffANNETTE15 for 15% Off at https://talksexwithannette.com/go/sp/lovehoney Until September 14 you can stack my code ANNETTE15 for 15% Off on top of Lovehoney's 70% off sale for up to 85% offUse code ANNETTE15 at https://talksexwithannette.com/go/sp/lovehoney Get 15% Off Blended Orgasms at Womanizer.com with my code ANNETTE15!Go to https://talksexwithannette.com/go/sp/womanizer-blend Your New Favorite 365 Days of Orgasms Tool! 15% Off with code ANNETTE15 at Womanizer.com: https://talksexwithannette.com/go/sp/womanizerSupport the showWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@annettebenedetti Connect with usWe are on all the socials:TikTok: @TalkSexwithAnnetteAnnette's Insta: @Annette BenedettiMy OF: @talksexwithannetteFB: @TalksexwithAnnetteWebsite: https://talksexwithannette.comCheers!