Evenings with Molly: Adult Couples' Use of MDMA for Relationship Enhancement.
Culture, medicine and psychiatry March 1, 2023 Robert Colbert, Shannon Hughes 16 citations
Adult couples who use MDMA privately within committed relationships describe it as a tool for conscious exploration and relational bonding, not as a dangerous street drug or purely a medical treatment. Eight couples reported making deliberate decisions about use, preparing together physically and emotionally, and experiencing improved communication, intimate bonding, and durable relationship benefits they likened to a 'tune up.' They also acknowledged difficult experiences. This small, homogenous sample cannot be generalized, and the proportion of non-problematic adult users among the total MDMA-using population remains unknown.