Sex is like bridge; if you don't have a good partner, you better have a good hand.[7]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Sexual compatibility depends on both having a partner and being skilled individually.
- In plain terms
- You need a partner and your own skill.
- What can you take from it?
- Intimacy requires mutual and individual effort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a partnership work?
- How much is individual vs shared?
Another view
It reduces intimacy to transactional skill.
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