Get Your Marriage On! with Dan Purcell

289: What actually gets a woman turned on, according to a sex expert? PART 1

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Feb 13, 2026
Charlene Byers, podcast host turned interviewer, guides a frank conversation about sex and intimacy. They explore why desire becomes routine. They unpack performance pressure, how caretaking roles blunt attraction, and what typically turns men and women on. Short, candid, and conversational.
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INSIGHT

Routine Signals A Relationship Phase

  • Routine sex is common and not evidence of a wrong partner.
  • Dan Purcell says routine often signals a needed leap into a deeper phase of the relationship.
ANECDOTE

Tracking Orgasms Backfired

  • Dan Purcell shares tracking a calendar of sex and orgasms to notice a low "batting average."
  • He used that data to try to "fix" his wife's orgasm frequency and created performance pressure.
INSIGHT

Performance Kills Intimacy

  • Focusing on a partner's orgasm as a performance goal creates anxiety and ruins intimacy.
  • Dan Purcell compares forcing orgasm to trying to fall asleep by sheer will.
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