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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: 1) by The Vocal Minority on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:40AM (8 children)

    by The Vocal Minority (2765) on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:40AM (#806804) Journal

    Good god man, see a professional (and I'm not talking about a psychologist if you get my meaning).

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:54AM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:54AM (#806812) Journal

    AC should be sent to a "re-education camp" to prevent "him"* from causing a mass killing [bbc.com].

    *Wait a second, AC did not state a gender identity!
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:17AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:17AM (#806823)

    Not everyone can own a professional Football team. Just saying.

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @10:21AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @10:21AM (#806874)

    Good god man, see a professional

    Not worth it at all. And the GP not as unusual as the general society thinks it is. GP just needs to find someone instead of waiting around hoping for the best. That's all. I waited way too long too, but now I'm glad I did (and so is my wife).

    Maybe 40% of the people just care about the physical part of sex, but that leaves majority that value the other parts more than the physical. And for that the professional is the antithesis of what they need.

    • (Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Tuesday February 26 2019, @02:14PM

      by bzipitidoo (4388) on Tuesday February 26 2019, @02:14PM (#806913) Journal

      Sound advice, and the article ought to take that as well. Sex is the whole tone of the article. Not love, not commitment, not happiness, not even quantity or quality of offspring. Just sex.

      It's sound scientific method to control all the other variables and focus on just one thing. But this is the very sort of research that will be extrapolated wildly. How many who fall below the average are going to feel a bit inadequate, or jealous, or just sad? Studying relationships in this fashion is like trying to manage your baseball team by using only the numbers of moves from 3rd base to home. Need to consider more than that. Maybe people aren't getting to 1st base? Not hitting the ball? Or maybe they are trying too hard to steal 2nd and ending up out? There's an awful lot that leads up to 3rd base, starting with making it on the team.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @12:13PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @12:13PM (#806882)

    Doesn't count if you pay 'em.

    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:10PM (1 child)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:10PM (#807001) Journal

      Does it count if they pay you?

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:31PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:31PM (#807081)

        Does it count if they pay you?

        Wait a minute! Wait just one minute! Women are paying you to have sex with them?!?!? Could you give us some pointers on your technique? I am genuinely fascinated by what you might share with us.

  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Sulla on Tuesday February 26 2019, @11:40PM

    by Sulla (5173) on Tuesday February 26 2019, @11:40PM (#807338) Journal

    And lose his wizard powers? If its anything like being an ex-paladin he came a long way to throw away the class features.

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