¿Por qué dejas de DESEAR a la mujer que amas? | El mito de la Virgen vs. Prostituta

Why do some men stop desiring the woman they love? For over a century, the so-called Madonna-Whore complex has attempted to explain a perplexing phenomenon: men who deeply love their partners but lose sexual desire for them. Sigmund Freud was the first to describe this pattern, but... was he really right? In this video, we analyze what Freud said, what modern psychology has discovered, and why we now know that this phenomenon has much more to do with attachment, ambivalent sexism, gender stereotypes, and beliefs about sexuality than with classical psychoanalysis. Throughout the video, you will discover: 🔹 What the Madonna-Whore complex really is. 🔹 Why science questions Freud's explanation. 🔹 The historical and anthropological origins of the myth of the "respectable woman" versus the "promiscuous woman." 🔹 What experiments reveal about the sexual double standard and benevolent sexism. 🔹 How avoidant attachment influences desire within a couple. 🔹 What current psychology proposes for integrating love, intimacy, and sexual desire. This video is based on research in social psychology, sexology, attachment theory, and anthropology, including the work of Sigmund Freud, Peter Glick, Susan Fiske, Orly Bareket, Madeline Heilman, John Bowlby, Cindy Hazan, Phillip Shaver, Guy Bodenmann, Masters & Johnson, among others. If you are interested in psychology, masculinity, relationships, sexuality, or debunking myths with scientific evidence, this video is for you. 📚 On this channel, we analyze popular beliefs about masculinity, psychology, and human relationships using academic research and scientific studies. If you found this helpful, you can support the channel by liking, subscribing, and sharing the video so this type of content reaches more people. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/psicovlog Follow me on: INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/psicovlog FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/psicolocosblog TWITTER: @psicolocos2 EMAIL: [email protected] BIBLIOGRAPHY Freud, S. (1905). Three essays on the theory of sexuality. Standard Edition, Vol. 7. London: Hogarth Press. https://www.scirp.org/reference/refer... Glick, P., & Fiske, S. T. (1997). Hostile and Benevolent Sexism: Measuring Ambivalent Sexist Attitudes Toward Women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 21(1), 119–135. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1... ‌ Glick, P., & Fiske, S. T. (1996). The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory: Differentiating hostile and benevolent sexism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(3), 491–512. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.70.... ‌ ‌Kahalon, R., Bareket, O., Vial, A. C., Sassenhagen, N., Becker, J. C., & Shnabel, N. (2019). The Madonna-Whore Dichotomy Is Associated With Patriarchy Endorsement: Evidence From Israel, the United States, and Germany. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43(3), 348–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684319843298 ‌ Bonell, S., Lee, H., Pearson, S., Harris, E., & Barlow, F. K. (2022). Benevolent Sexism and the Traditional Sexual Script as Predictors of Sexual Dissatisfaction in Heterosexual Women from the U.S. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(6), 3063–3070. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02... ‌ Kahalon, R., Bareket, O., Vial, A. C., Sassenhagen, N., Becker, J. C., & Shnabel, N. (2019). The Madonna-Whore Dichotomy Is Associated With Patriarchy Endorsement: Evidence From Israel, the United States, and Germany. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43(3), 348–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684319843298 ‌ Crawford, M., & Popp, D. (2010, January 11). Sexual double standards: A review and methodological critique of two decades of research. Journal of Sex Research; Taylor & Francis. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1... ‌ ‌Dardenne, B., Dumont, M., & Bollier, T. (2007). Insidious dangers of benevolent sexism: Consequences for women's performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93(5), 764–779. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.93.... Heilman, M. E., Wallen, A. S., Fuchs, D., & Tamkins, M. M. (2004). Penalties for Success: Reactions to Women Who Succeed at Male Gender-Typed Tasks. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89(3), 416–427. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.89.... ‌ Bareket, O., & Fiske, S. T. (2023). A systematic review of the ambivalent sexism literature: Hostile sexism protects men’s power; Benevolent sexism guards traditional gender roles. Psychological Bulletin, 149(11–12), 637–698. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000400