Summary and Analysis of How to Think More About Sex By Alain de Botton.

Sage sex advice from a philosophical polymath.

"Sex," the American comic Swami X once quipped, "isn't the answer. Sex is the question. 'Yes' is the answer."
If only it were that simple! Sex is a confounding and convoluted subject, and the problems often only really begin in earnest after we've had it.
No wonder. Sexual desire is where millennia of biological hardwiring tango with the Freudian unconscious and its seemingly whimsical drives. Once the sparks start flying, we're pushed to emotional extremes. Our sex lives are defined by an array of emotions, some bitter, others sweet. Love, the painful sting of rejection, vulnerability, frustration – these feelings can form a complex maze that's hard to escape once you find yourself at its center.
Happily for us, Alain de Botton, a philosophically-minded polymath who's shed light upon topics as diverse as happiness, religion and architecture, is here with a ball of thread that'll help us navigate this labyrinth.
This summary cover everything from the evolutionary underpinnings of attraction to the way our childhood experiences mold our desires. But it's not just the theory of the thing that de Botton helps us get to grips with. Along the way, he provides plenty of hands-on advice designed to help us lead healthier and more contented sex lives.
In the following chapters, you'll learn:

why something as banal as a pair of loafers or a wristwatch can turn you on;
the importance of deciding – and saying – whether you're after love or sex; and
why the flames of passion can die down once we get used to seeing someone naked.

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