psychodynamic complex Madonna–whore complex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna%E2%80%93whore_complex Madonna syndrome Madonna vs. harlot Madonna-whore complex Madonna-whore dichotomy Madonna-whore syndrome Madonna/whore complex The inability to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving relationship. Said to develop in men who see women as either saintly Madonnas or debased prostitutes. Men with this complex desire a sexual partner who has been degraded (the whore) while they cannot desire the respected partner (the Madonna). good girl-bad girl dichotomy obscenity-purity complex pedestal/gutter syndrome prostitute-versus-Madonna syndrome virgin-Madonna-whore complex virgin-prostitute syndrome virgin/whore complex whore The Complete Dictionary of Sexology