Consent in the couple

In a relationship, it's not always easy to say "no" REUTERS / Gustavo Graf

By: Emmanuelle Bastide

1 min

Almost 60% of couples would like more frequent sex.

But over time, the desire can wither away and it happens that one of the two partners forces himself to make love when the desire is not there, “by marital duty” or to please the other.

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Publicity

With:

Jean-Claude Kaufmann

, sociologist of the couple, author of

Véronique Kohn,

psychologist, specialist in romantic relationships author of

(Editions Tchou) 

And a testimony collected by

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