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Men initiate sex more than three times as often as women do in a long-term, heterosexual relationship. However, previous research shows that sex happens far more often whenever the woman takes the initiative, suggesting that it is the woman who thus sets the limits to a greater extent than men do.
Psychologists at NTNU have investigated what other factors play a role for frequency of intercourse in couples in long-term relationships.
Two factors are decisive in how often women take the initiative at all.
Attitudes to casual sex
[...]Got to have passion[...]The study included 92 couples aged 19 to 30. Relationships varied in length from one month to nine years, with an average of just under two years. The couples had sex two to three times a week on average.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/nuos-ptl051319.php
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Friday May 24 2019, @07:44PM
I gotta wonder how the dynamic compares in those relationships, and if there's less sex but the same amount of passion, how and where that passion is expressed more. My first guess is arguments about editor and programming language preferences, but my worldview is probably a little skewed.
If only we had an active commenter in the small population on this site who could provide some perspective -- who knows.