Sexy Marriage Radio · Dr. Corey and Pam Allan

Wanting To Be Wanted

·33 min·3 clips
Dr. Schnarsh says we want to be wanted but often settle for being needed—and that never satisfies.
The hosts explore the universal marital dilemma of 'wanting to be wanted,' distinguishing it from merely being needed. They discuss how higher- and lower-desire dynamics play out in sex and life, urging listeners to focus on self-awareness and creating something 'worth wanting' rather than blaming their spouse.

As heard by us

Desire gets sharper when the question shifts from wanting sex to becoming worth wanting.

Desire is treated here as a plain human problem, not a neat theory. The conversation keeps coming back to the marriage question underneath it: what happens when one person wants more, and the other does not.

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Why you'd press play

For when you keep asking why desire feels one-sided.

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