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Get ready for candid, truth-dropping conversations. From seduction to intimacy, we'll elevate your love life from "meh" to "marvelous"!
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Are You Avoiding Sex... or the Version of Sex You Expect? | Desire, Pressure & Intimacy
Are you actually avoiding sex... or are you avoiding the version of sex you think you're expected to have?
Sometimes the problem isn't that you don't want intimacy.
It's that the moment your partner initiates, your brain jumps straight to the entire sexual script:
"This is going to take an hour."
"They're going to expect intercourse."
"If I say yes to kissing, they'll expect more."
"I'm exhausted."
And suddenly, your body is bracing for an experience that hasn't even happened yet.
In this episode of Desire Dialogues, we're talking about sexual expectations, pressure, desire, and what happens when couples realize they don't have to follow the same predictable script every time.
We'll explore:
✨ Why intimacy can start feeling like pressure
✨ How sexual expectations can affect desire
✨ Why saying yes to one kind of touch doesn't mean saying yes to everything
✨ Why sex doesn't have to follow one predictable path
✨ The difference between low desire and low desire for a particular kind of sex
✨ How couples can create more choice and curiosity around intimacy
✨ Why “What kind of connection sounds good tonight?” can be a very different question from “Do you want to have sex?”
✨ How giving each other permission to choose can actually create more connection
Because intimacy isn't a checklist.
It's a conversation.
And healthy couples don't just learn each other once. They keep learning each other.
And again.
And again.
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5 Oct 2026
Why We Avoid Difficult Conversations | How to Have the Conversations You Keep Putting Off
Have you ever known you needed to have a conversation with someone... and then done literally everything except have the conversation?😂
You clean the kitchen. Answer emails. Scroll TikTok. Reorganize a drawer that hasn't been opened since 2019.
Anything but that conversation.
In this episode of Desire Dialogues, we're talking about why we avoid difficult conversations, especially in our relationships, and what might actually be underneath that avoidance.
Sometimes we're afraid of conflict. Sometimes we're afraid of hurting someone. Sometimes we're worried about what their reaction will be. And sometimes we're afraid that saying something out loud will force us to face something we've been trying not to know.
We'll talk about:
✨ Why “I hate conflict” can actually mean “I'm afraid of what will happen if I'm honest”
✨ How avoidance can feel protective in the moment
✨ The difference between taking time to process and avoiding communication
✨ Why you don't need to have everything figured out before you start a conversation
✨ What to do when you're afraid the other person will get upset
✨ Why you can't control someone else's response to your honesty
✨ How to actually start the conversation you've been avoiding
✨ Conversation starters for difficult relationship conversations
✨ Why “I'm fine” isn't always fine
✨ What the conversation you're avoiding might be trying to tell you
And here's the question I want you to sit with:
What becomes possible if you stop avoiding it?
You don't have to know exactly how the conversation will end. You don't have to have the perfect words. Sometimes you just need one honest sentence to get started.
🎙️ Desire Dialogues is hosted since 2023 by Lauren Goyette, sexuality educator and relationship coach, exploring sex, intimacy, communication, desire, and the complicated parts of being human.
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28 Sept 2026
Types of Polyamory Explained: Hierarchical, Kitchen Table, Solo Poly & More
Polyamory isn't one specific relationship structure.
In this quick episode of Desire Dialogues, we're breaking down some of the different ways people practice consensual non monogamy and polyamory.
We'll briefly explore different relationship structures and terms, including:
✨ Hierarchical polyamory
✨ Non hierarchical polyamory
✨ Kitchen table polyamory
✨ Parallel polyamory
✨ Solo polyamory
✨ Relationship anarchy
The goal isn't to tell you which structure is “right.” It's to give you some language for understanding the different ways people can intentionally build relationships outside of traditional monogamy.
Because ethical non monogamy isn't one size fits all.
Whether you're curious about polyamory, exploring non monogamy yourself, or simply want to understand the terminology, this quick episode is a great place to start.
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