Sexual relationships

Abstract

A satisfactory sexual relationship cannot be warranted without a good general relationship and requires appropriate physiological sexual responses, healthy psychological states of each partner, and both partners to be responsive to each other’s needs. For these reasons, sexual satisfaction requires the well-being of both the relationship and each partner. Social and cultural issues, globalization, religion, moral values, expectations, communication and problem-solving skills of partners, general relationship issues, psychology, physiology, sexual functions, and distresses of each partner have profound effects on the quality of the sexual relationship. There are quite several different risk factors that can cause difficulties in sexual relationships, yet surprisingly people having adequate sexual relationships take it for granted.

This chapter aims to define the components of a satisfactory sexual relationship and to explain the impact of these components on a sexual relationship.