Sex and Love: A Tough Balancing Act

Marieke Dewitte

Recording: NoLanguage: English/DutchDuration: 45 min / 15 min
Sex and Love: A Tough Balancing Act

This one runs as an interactive workshop: the hour includes exercises your colleagues do themselves, not only a talk.

Session Summary

Our current society is marked by more and more diversity, also at the level of sex and relationships. In this interactive session, Marieke will elaborate on the mechanisms, evolution, shaping and tenability/sustainability of the romantic ideal and the monogamous relationship.

How did our relationships evolve throughout the years? Why did we start questioning sexual exclusivity while clinging to the exclusive romantic couple model? She will clarify the tension between sex and love and how we can deal with discrepancies in sexual desire in a partner relationship.

In addition, Marieke emphasizes attachment as the fundament of our human being, and addresses the challenges to reconcile our need for autonomy and connection.

Interaction

During the expert session, Marieke Dewitte engages with the audience through various means, including a Q&A session, live demonstrations using the Mentimeter app for interactive exercises.

Key Learnings

Understanding Evolution

Gain insights into the historical evolution of relationships and the shift in perceptions around sexual exclusivity and romantic ideals.

Navigating Tensions

Learn strategies to manage the tension between sex and love and address discrepancies in sexual desire within partnerships.

Balancing Autonomy and Connection

Discover practical approaches to balance the need for autonomy with the desire for deep emotional connection in romantic relationships.

Detailed session description

In our increasingly diverse society, the concepts of sex and relationships are evolving in remarkable ways. In this interactive session, Marieke will delve into the mechanisms, evolution, and sustainability of the romantic ideal and monogamous relationships.

She will explore how our relationships have changed over time and why there is a growing trend to question sexual exclusivity while still adhering to the model of an exclusive romantic couple. This session will shed light on the tension between sex and love and offer insights on managing discrepancies in sexual desire within a partnership.

Marieke will provide an in-depth analysis of the historical and cultural factors that have shaped our current understanding of relationships and sexuality. She will discuss the societal expectations surrounding monogamy and the reasons why people continue to uphold this model despite increasing challenges.

By examining the psychological and emotional underpinnings of attachment, Marieke will highlight its importance as a fundamental aspect of human relationships and how it impacts our need for both autonomy and connection.

Participants will engage in discussions and exercises aimed at reconciling the seemingly conflicting needs for independence and intimacy in romantic relationships. Marieke will offer practical strategies for navigating these dynamics, helping attendees foster healthier, more fulfilling connections.

By the end of the session, participants will have a deeper understanding of the complexities of modern relationships and be equipped with tools to address issues of sexual desire, attachment, and personal growth within their partnerships.

Before you book

Questions about Sex and Love: A Tough Balancing Act

Is this session interactive, or do people just watch?

It is interactive, and the block above says exactly how for this session. Nobody has to speak up who does not want to: the chat and the polls carry most of it, and the questions can come in anonymously.

Is this for beginners or for people who already know the subject?

Our current society is marked by more and more diversity, also at the level of sex and relationships. In this interactive session, Marieke will elaborate on the mechanisms, evolution, shaping and tenability/sustainability of the romantic ideal and the monogamous relationship. It is built for a general working audience: no prior knowledge is assumed, and people who already know the subject get the research and the practical side rather than an introduction.

Is this a workshop or a talk?

A workshop. The description of this session says so itself: the hour includes exercises and activities that participants do, not only an expert speaking. It still runs live and online, for as many colleagues as you want to invite.

How long does it take, and what do we have to prepare?

It runs 45 min / 15 min: the talk, then live questions. All you do is pick a date. We brief Marieke, produce the session, host and moderate it, run the Q&A, and send you the report within an hour of the end.

Who can join, and where does it run?

A team, a department, an employee network or every single employee at once, with no cap and no per-seat price. It runs inside your own Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or on a branded page we build. No integration, no login, no company device or e-mail.

Can our global colleagues follow it?

The session is delivered in English/Dutch. You can add high accuracy live subtitles in 8, 16 or 24 languages, so everyone follows in their own. That is a paid option, priced by the number of languages you need.

Will our IT department have a problem with this?

No, and that is by design. There is nothing to install, nothing to integrate and no connection to your systems, so there is nothing for IT to validate: we join your own Teams, Zoom or Meet as a guest speaker, or we host a page and your people open a link. No software, no accounts, and no data of yours that we can reach. It is why hundreds of companies, among them some of the largest technology and financial firms in the world, were able to start within a day.

How does this work under GDPR?

We never receive or hold personal data about your employees. Because the session runs in your own environment, attendance and identity stay with you, and what we report back is aggregated: numbers, ratings and survey answers, not people. That is also why IT approval usually takes minutes rather than weeks.

What do we get afterwards?

This one is live only. You also get attendance over time, participant ratings for the content and the speaker, the survey answers, and the topics your people asked for next.

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