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Podcast: Sexvangelicals
Episode: S3E18: Partnership Building: How the Church Encourages Conflict Management through Conflict Avoidance
Description: Desire discrepancy is one of the most common challenges that we see in sex therapy. Desire discrepancy is ultimately a difference in a couple or a group's interest in frequency, quality, or types of sexual interactions. Desire discrepancy does not necessitate conflict. Conflict occurs when folks are unable to manage those differences, which is a necessary skill inside of and outside of sexual interactions. However, what happens when you grow up in a system (i.e. the church) that both refuses to talk with you about sexual health, and also encourages you to av...