Does the spark felt on a first date really predict a satisfying sex life, and how can couples preserve desire and intimacy after decades together?Maya Benita|Efrat Manor is a clinical social worker, sex therapist and director of Bishvil HaMiniyut (For Sexuality), a sexual therapy clinic. She is married, has two children and lives in Tel Aviv.Let’s talk about sexual chemistry. What does it actually mean?
"People tend to think sexual chemistry is a spark that either appears the moment two people meet or it doesn’t. But in real life, it’s a combination of many things. There’s attraction and curiosity, but also the way you communicate, how naturally the conversation flows, your ability to laugh and be silly together, and the feeling that you can be free and authentic.Efrat Manor. ‘Two people can be very attracted to one another but discover that sex between them does not work’ (Photo: Lia Yaffe)“In a sexual context, it is expressed through looks, touch, flirting, rhythm and the sense that both people can read and understand one another. Chemistry is therefore not only a momentary feeling, but also something that develops within a relationship.”So sexual chemistry and sexual attraction are not the same thing?
