But David had passed beyond desire or awe; to him she was his second friend.

His need of me goes beyond mere desire.

You're part of something that goes beyond personal preference, beyond pleasure and desire.

After that, they fell asleep in each other's arms, sated, exhausted, and happy beyond human desire.

Their argument had gone beyond anger or desire.

It was also on a level above and beyond physical desire.

Beyond loneliness and desire, the personals are sometimes one of only a few options for some people.

To get beyond desire and pain, some alternative had to be found.

It went beyond desire and became a true need, like food, or water.

But by then I was half-drowned, too dazed to care, mind and body beaten beyond desire for life.