We are, as a society, having much less sex than we used to,according toTime.
Reporter Belinda Luscombe delved into research that indicates people everywhere are just not entertaining themselves by fornicating anymore.
What are we coming to?
The supply side of the equation is solved, only demand remains a riddle.
When fewer people are coupling up in stable, shared homes, theres less sex happening.
But even married folk, Luscombe admits, may be having trouble getting it on.
Youre Too Tired (With Kids)
The sex commitment shifts after you have children.
Surprisingly, if their kids are under the age of six, people will still pretty much keep banging.
On the plus side, things often get back on track for parents when they hit their 60s.
Sex is fun: Its a form of entertainment, on a very basic level.
Yet another benefit to having a no screens rule an hour before bedtime, hmm?
Porn
There is considerable debate on how porn is affecting peoples sex lives.
Some see any criticism of pornography as moralizing.
Others fear that relating to screens instead of human faces is rewiring how people are stimulated sexually.
I get that at least once a week.
It is meant to be arousing, after all!
In more ways than one.
Well, it turns out hanging in a friend group leads to much less sex for the same reason.
So theres a larger proportion of people in their early 20s who are not having sex at all.
Its not for me to determine how legitimate her excuses are.
And I dont want to do it if shes not into it.
But he admits hes also possibly overthinking it.
That means marriage, too, and its a conversation worth having.
And then feeling rejected when they dont.
In my clinical practice, I see a lot of that.
Personally, I can only see this as a good thing, even if that means less sex.
Talk to each other about how you want to feel.
Do you want to feel attractive?
Do you want to feel desired?
Do you want to feel young?
Do you want to feel graceful?
Sex is something really fun that actually takes a lot of work.
