How Long Most Married Couples Go Without Sex, According To New Study
What Activities Are People Doing To Cope With Lack Of Sex?
So, what are people doing with all of this down time? Masturbating!
More than 60 percent of men and 42 percent of women took to masturbation for pleasure when they weren’t having sex. Even for those who are having sex regularly, masturbation still seemed to be a healthy way to pass the time.
According to research, women who masturbate regularly feel better about their own bodies. Masturbation also helps to lower stress by releasing hormones and endorphins.
Some other popular pastimes were exercising, binge-watching TV, and sleeping. For men, 15 percent of them spent the extra time drinking while 22 percent of women used that time to shop.
Who Is Willing To Lower Their Standards To Have More Sex?
While a sexual dry spell is likely to make people feel down, most American and European women weren’t willing to lower their standards to get a good lay. However, men admitted to being a lot less picky in order to have more sex.
For European women, 22 percent of them were willing to lower their standards for sex while 37 percent of European men were willing to do the same for the sake of their sex lives.
The pickiest were American women, of whom only 16 percent were willing to lower their standards. For American men, 47 percent of them were willing to ease up on their standards on a suitable sexual partner.
In fact, 22 percent of these men said that they would call up a former partner just to satisfy their sexual needs.
In Conclusion
Sexual dry spells happen to everyone and people choose to deal with it in different ways. The best way to learn how to fix a dry spell is to be more open about sex and more open-minded about sexual partners.
In the end, having sex is both mentally and physically good for our health, so don’t get too down on yourself and start getting into bed with a partner more often.
