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When it comes to sex and relationships, the pandemic is creating a situation where people are either living in close proximity (possibly with partners, children or other family members) or are limited in their opportunities to find partners for prolonged periods of time. These circumstances can directly impact our intimacy.
A recent online survey found that a majority of participants in a sample of 1,559 adults reported a decline in the quality of their sex lives (43.5 percent) during the COVID-19 pandemic, while only a minority reported improvements (13.6 percent). Interestingly, however, despite people reporting a decrease in the frequency of sexual behaviours compared to the past year, one in five individuals (20.3 percent) added at least one new activity to their sex life, such as a new sexual position, incorporating pornography or engaging in cybersex. Compared to people who made no change, those who spiced things up were more likely to report improvements in their sex life since the beginning of the pandemic.
"As the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene says: 'You are your safest sex partner.'"
Journal Reference:
Less Sex, but More Sexual Diversity: Changes in Sexual Behavior during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic, Leisure Sciences (DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2020.1774016)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 16 2020, @05:11AM
Immigration only sounds like a solution until you stop and think about what you're effectively saying: 'Lets bring in a bunch of black and brown people to do all the labor and give most of everything they earn to the old 'yellow' people.' What a great idea...
Ahhh, but you can just pay them a lot! That's ignoring the very meaning of money. In situations like this, the like of which we've never really faced before, you're looking at a world where the vast majority of the population is simply not producing much of anything - yet consume not only their fair share but likely substantially more due to medical and related service costs. So you can't just pay the producers a lot - the money, and what it represents in particular, simply doesn't exist. This is probably part of the reason that Japan's economy has been in a 30 year stagnation/recession. Their economy today is smaller than it was in the early 90s for those who were not aware.