How Long Most Married Couples Go Without Sex, According To New Study
Complaints About Dry Spells
While some dry spells were quite long, the survey found that not too many people liked to complain about it to their friends. Although people weren’t likely to complain, the study points out that it would actually be more beneficial for them to talk about sex as it helps to normalize the concept.
Who Is To Blame For Dry Spells?
The study found that American and European women were more likely to blame themselves for a sexual dry spell than men. More than half of the participants expressed that they were sad about the lack of sex and a third said that they were feeling unattractive.
It can actually be mentally exhausting for people who aren’t reaping the physiological benefits of having steady sex. For women, 26 percent of them blamed the dry spell on the fact that they felt unattractive.
The study found that dry spells are more likely to occur earlier in younger people.
Millennials experienced dry spells about 2.5 times sooner than Baby Boomers, which is about five years. However, GenX-ers identified dry spells occurring on average, 3.5 years into their relationships.
While the age of Tinder makes it seem like the younger generation is having lots of sex, it turns out that they are doing it much less than their parents did. The power of the hookup culture isn’t very strong and is causing people to drift away from each other sooner than older couples.
Do Dry Spells Cause Couples To Split?
The study showed that not too many couples have broken up because of dry spells. American and European men were very similar as 86 percent of them stuck out their relationships despite the dry spell.
The survey found that initiating new sex positions and talking it out between partners is the best way to end a dry spell.
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