522: Invisible Turn Offs

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy

Cloud10

Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

We may know what the big turn offs are but there are many small things that kill desire. In today's episode we are discussing invisible turn offs that end up taking sex off the table without you even realizing it. Join our expert hosts, Dr. Laurie Watson and George Faller, LMFT as they review these 'microfractures', signals that you don't know you're sending. Stress, feeling hangry, irritability can all signal to your partner that they aren't important to you. Cell phones, social media and distracted minds dilute connection between partners and quickly eliminate connection. Our hosts share how familiarity of your partner can sometimes cause rejection. The more predictable you are to one another the less curious you will be. So what can you do? Start to notice your partner, pay attention to them with intentionality. Put your phone DOWN and connect with your love. Spend time giving each other prolonged kisses, longer gazes and more attention. These little actions can lead to big connections, decreasing turn offs and increasing turn ons! Keep it hot, y'all! Please checkout this episode's sponsor (and help the pod!): RexMD.com -- Discrete, confidential, online treatment for ED. Use the link to get up to 95% off your first order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.7	Hi, I'm Dr. Lori Watson and the co-host of Foreplay. I'm your co-host, George Falla, former firefighter,
0:36.1	your couples therapist who loves to talk about sex.
0:39.1	Let's discuss everything about the best sexual techniques to building your emotional intimacy,
0:45.2	which is really necessary for great sex. We bring sound concrete tools to reframe your relationship
0:51.2	problems and learn how to fall in love again and feel desire.
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1:26.2	Invisible turnoffs with small things that kill desire.
1:31.8	Let's do it.
1:33.2	Let's figure it out so that we don't break our erotic connection with our partner.
1:41.2	Welcome to For Play Sex Therapy.
1:43.8	I'm Dr. Lori Watson, your sex therapist.
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