masturbation after breakup

Why Your Sex Drive Can Suddenly Spike After a Breakup

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Rumpled bedsheets on an empty bed, symbolising missing touch, physical closeness and intimacy after a breakup.

Breakup grief does not always reduce your libido. Sometimes desire gets much stronger. Here is why your body may suddenly want sex, touch and physical release after a relationship ends.

Self-Pleasure After a Breakup: What Your Body May Be Looking For

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woman lying in bed sexually aroused by the thought of masturbation

Your relationship may be over while your body is still adjusting to the loss of sex, touch and familiarity. Here’s what self-pleasure after a breakup can reveal about desire, memory and attachment.