Why Men Can’t Take Sex Seriously (And How to Fix It) | Closeness

If your partner has ever said you don't take sex seriously enough, this episode is for you. Intimacy Tari has spent over a decade working with couples, and one pattern comes up more than almost any other: men who use humor, jokes, and playfulness as an escape hatch the moment intimacy starts to deepen. This isn't about being too silly. It's about never having been given a model for masculine erotic presence — and compensating with behavior that quietly kills sexual tension. Tari explains what's actually driving the deflection, what women are asking for when they want a man to "show up," and gives two actionable, body-based shifts any man can start using immediately.