How The Recession Can Spice Up Relationships
by Susan Adams, 04.21.09, 12:30 PM ET
The economic crisis has a huge upside: an opportunity to improve your relationship.
Layoffs, furloughs and shrinking 401(k)s may not seem like natural aphrodisiacs, but according to experts in relationships and sex, the depressed financial picture is leading some couples--and singles--to better appreciate each other.
"The recession brings with it a re-evaluation of what's important in life," says Manhattan psychoanalyst Amy Joelson.
It's too early for empirical studies evaluating the effect of the recession on the sex lives of Americans, notes Chicago psychiatrist Paul Dobranksy, author of The Secret Psychology of How We Fall In Love. Read More →
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