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posted by mrpg on Tuesday February 26 2019, @03:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the anti-babies-vaccines dept.

Medical Xpress:

Australians report having sex once or twice a week, on average. For Brits, it's less than once a week, while Americans report having sex two to three times a week.

We can't know for sure how often individuals actually have sex. Some people may incorrectly report their sexual frequency, either by mistake or on purpose. But the national estimates data are based on representative samples, so they're a useful guide.
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In fact, Australians and Americans are having less sex than they used to in past decades.

Aussies had sex about 20 times fewer in 2013 than a decade before. Americans had sex nine times fewer, on average, in 2014 than a decade before.

Increased competition for our free time from smartphones, expanded entertainment options, and other sources is cited as causes for the drop in frequency.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:56AM (17 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:56AM (#806791)

    Most married women are taking hormonal birth control pills. This kills desire. Remember, hormones affect the mind.

    My wife opposes birth control due to being a hard-core serious Catholic. The natural hormonal variation is obvious. When she ovulates, which is usually 2 or 3 times between pregnancies, she is insanely horny. She is also somewhat horny in the second trimester, such as right now while pregnant with our 12th kid. (clearly I have enough data on this) She's now 41 years old, married to me for 20 years, and still wants to fuck. I'm tired of it. I used to go at it about 5 times a week, and once managed 7 times in a day, but that was before SoylentNews. Also she put on 40 pounds, not counting the current pregnancy, and she has some grey hairs and so on.

    If she could have her way, I think she'd get a twice-daily load of cum.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Sulla on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:25AM (11 children)

    by Sulla (5173) on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:25AM (#806796) Journal

    Although my experience with this topic is limited to the seven years my wife and I have been married, it seems to me that the pill was what effected our frequency the most. For the first two years of our marriage she was on the pill and our frequency was somewhere between two and three times a week, since being off the pill that has gone up to daily at a minimum with the exception of right before/after the birth of the kids. While there are obvious benefits to the modern birth control options we have, I think the possible downsides are downplayed.

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    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:35AM

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:35AM (#806802) Journal

      I think the possible downsides are downplayed.

      Yeah, naah. mate, it's normal, keep down while playing with the down sides.
      I mean, yeah, look, when younger, going Kamasutra from cover to cover and all that is fine but, after a while, ... I tell yea, the chiro and physio bills for your damaged back are a killer.

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    • (Score: 3, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:54AM (9 children)

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:54AM (#806813) Journal

      I am almost certain you're replying to a troll. Probably a virgin troll too, unless what the priest did in the confessionary counts.

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      I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:30PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:30PM (#807079)

        I don't see why you think he's a troll. He's not making any unbelievable claims, or even controversial statements.

        • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday February 26 2019, @08:24PM

          by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday February 26 2019, @08:24PM (#807235) Journal

          Seen him post before, and it was the same sort of stuff. This looks like a lame attempt at shock humor more than anything realistic.

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          I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @08:36PM (6 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @08:36PM (#807242)

        I put my finances in a response to a sibling comment, along with a comment about troll/joke appearances.

        Adding to that: You often post things so far removed from my reality that you appear to be trolling. I struggle to wrap my head around the idea that you probably are, mostly, for real. In my world everybody is straight, responsible (if adult), and eager to MAGA. Sometimes I feel like the weirdo for not being excited to stand for the national anthem and pledge allegiance to the flag. There is a lot more to America than blue states and big urban megacities.

        • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday February 26 2019, @11:15PM (5 children)

          by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday February 26 2019, @11:15PM (#807319) Journal

          See, you speak of your world, your reality, all that. You mentioned a 6-figure salary. You are...not the majority, let's say. Not even close. And you're surrounded by what sounds like some kind of Stepford Wives nightmare. Most of the country is much, much worse off than you are, and bears the scars of it.

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          I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
          • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday February 27 2019, @12:37AM

            by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Wednesday February 27 2019, @12:37AM (#807377)

            I'm pretty sure that A/C lives in a fictional version of 1953.

            He will probably start making comments about colored folk soon.

          • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 27 2019, @02:10AM (3 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 27 2019, @02:10AM (#807423)

            It's just 3x a not-so-special situation. Divide and you'll see:

            3 cars become 1 car
            14 people become 4.67 people
            $165,000 becomes $55,000

            It's all pretty reasonable for 3 families. I'm not living in a fancy way. That is below the median for the USA.

            The per-person housing is also below the median. (details might identify too much)

            I had to look up "Stepford Wives". Apart from the robot aspect, that seems like something to aspire to. My mom and grandmothers are/were completely that way. My wife mostly is, though sometimes she does sneaky shit or falls asleep without the house being tidy. She did make my lunch today, which is getting back to the way she was for years prior. As in the Stepford Wives, my wife/mom/grandma are all educated, in STEM subjects. They got MRS degrees so they could be housewives. It's really a better way to live, with far less conflict over who does what. Everybody has a traditional role.

            • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday February 27 2019, @05:06AM (2 children)

              by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday February 27 2019, @05:06AM (#807476) Journal

              If that works for you and them, more power to the lot of you I suppose. Just don't imagine for a moment your experience is typical of normal people. And if the economy crashes hard enough, you and your Stepford aspirations are in for several very rude awakenings in a row, given how insulated you've all been from life down at street level.

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              • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @12:38AM (1 child)

                by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @12:38AM (#807901)

                The thing you don't get about people who make that kind of money is that many of them are very aware of what life is like at that lower level and strive to keep themselves from falling to that level. I own a small business with 600k in assets that brings in 400k in revenue and 100k/year after taxes/reinvestment in assets/insurance/etc to spend on my salary and the salary of my employee. I might make 500k/year but I only get 70k/year in cash for all my work. Liberals like to shit all over the small business owners but they are taking massive risk for a decade of very little profit before you might see that 75k/year+. In another ten years, if the economy stays fairly stable, I will be able to make 150-200k/year and be able to pay for one employee making a lot or two employees making little. If I screw up at all its my guy out in the cold. Stop fapping to your own sob story, just because you are poor doesn't mean others who tried harder don't also know what its like. And before you get all "woe is me" about some other outlying issue like tens of thousands in health costs, ive been there, done that, and paid the bill.

                • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday February 28 2019, @01:18AM

                  by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday February 28 2019, @01:18AM (#807918) Journal

                  I'm glad for you! Don't get the wrong impression, I'm always glad to see someone make it, especially if they have to rise out of dirt shit poverty. Just remember not to fall prey to survivorship bias: the ratio of stories like yours to those who don't survive is tiny.

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                  I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:28AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:28AM (#806829)

    I used to go at it about 5 times a week, and once managed 7 times in a day, but that was before SoylentNews.

    SoylentBirthControl is People! People not coming so often.

    (And, on a serious note, what the f is it with all the Quiverful Christian fuckers we have on this site? Bragging? Or complaining? And know full well, that if you have that many Catholic children, fully two thirds of them will become apostates. Maybe less now that the priests aren't supposed to be buggering them, but that may have well worked out to the opposite effect. )

  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:20PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:20PM (#807010)

    what?

    2 or 3 times between pregancies and on the 12th child? think of what this costs and the logistics and who takes care of the kids and so on.

    how can anyone have not read this as a joke and marked it interesting?

    if its not a joke, its a troll post.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:34PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:34PM (#807086)

      No, he's been posting here for a while, and the story is consistent. It's not like 12 kids is out of the real of possibility. I have some cousins a couple times removed with more than that. Both of my parents had 7 siblings.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @08:12PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @08:12PM (#807228)

      Something far removed from your own experience can look like a joke or troll. I myself struggle to accept that some people are serious about wanting socialism or being SJWs, since that stuff is completely alien to me.

      Given that I'm anon, I suppose it isn't terribly insane to post finances. OK, so I'm a specialized software developer living in a cheap part of the USA. I get about $165,000 counting my typical bonus. I got the house for about $310,000 a decade ago, back when I was paid about $90,000. It's paid off now. Due to the kids, my taxes are frequently negative. My employer fully pays for health insurance with an out-of-pocket maximum of about $11,000, which I usually hit. Food is a huge cost. I might possibly be spending $50,000 per year on it, based on shopping trips I take. (my wife saves more money in the supermarket, but then wastes a bit on fast food, so that might come out even) We travel about 140 miles per week for kid activities and school, 12 for groceries, and 16 for church. Rounding a bit, that is 200 miles using 18 gallons of fuel at a total cost of $35. That might be $2000 to $3000 per year including car wear. There are no student loans; that got paid off a couple years after graduation. I don't buy a lot of unneeded stuff, and I don't go places, and I don't usually pay for entertainment. I'm not OK with waste, even if I can afford it. In the last decade my only trips have been a flight across the country with 4 kids to explore wilderness, and a drive to see the solar eclipse. Both were a couple weeks. I buy modest cars new, cash purchase, and I drive them until they die. The kids all get hand-me-down stuff, and I don't buy them much. They don't get separate bedrooms. We don't ever pay other people to watch our kids.

      • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Tuesday February 26 2019, @08:41PM

        by Sulla (5173) on Tuesday February 26 2019, @08:41PM (#807245) Journal

        They don't get separate bedrooms.

        You monster.

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