The first kiss. First sex. First morning together. The first time someone stays the night. The first argument. The first “I miss you.”
At the beginning of a relationship, an enormous number of experiences are happening for the first time, while the other person is still partly unknown. We do not fully know how they will react, cannot completely predict what happens next, and keep discovering new details.
Novelty, anticipation and uncertainty combine into a powerful mixture for attention and arousal.
Over time, the partner becomes familiar. We know how they smile, what they will probably order at a restaurant, how they kiss and what they are likely to say in certain situations.
But does losing the “everything is new” effect mean sexual intensity is inevitably destined to fade?
Not necessarily.
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