How Often Do Married Couples Have Sex? Here's What the Research Shows.

[goatmane]

How Often Do Married Couples Have Sex? Here's What the Research Shows.​

If your sex life isn't what it used to be, you might find yourself scratching your head and wondering: How often do married couples have sex, anyway?
BY MILAN POLK
MAY 24, 2022

LWA/DANN TARDIFGETTY IMAGES
When you're married or in a long-term relationship, it's natural to see changes in how often you have sex. When couples first get together, there's often a period of high sexual frequency due to the initial excitement of a new relationship, says sex therapist Ian Kerner, Ph.D., author of So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex.


Over time, though, the novelty factor naturally fizzles, and sexual frequency can go down as people return to their natural libidos, which might not line up. If your sex life isn't what it used to be, you might find yourself scratching your head and wondering: How often do married couples have sex, anyway?

Everyone's natural libido is different: For some, a natural libido could be a desire to have sex every day or a few times a week, while for others, it might be a few times a month, or less. People's desire for sex can also fluctuate based on factors such as stress, sleep, medications, diet, and exercise.


If you and your partner are dealing with a discrepancy between sex drives, it doesn't mean your sex life is doomed, Kerner says. Even if you're in a "sexless relationship"—when couples can't remember the last time they had sex or have it less than 10 times a year, according to Kerner—there's still hope.

[B]How often do married couples have sex?[/B]


According to a 2017 study by the Archives of Sexual Behavior, the average American married couple has sex 56 times a year, which is around once a week. Experts in TIME and Prevention quote similar numbers, with 51 and 52 times a year, respectfully.


If your sexual frequency doesn't match up to the numbers you see above, there's no need to worry, as long as you're satisfied. But if you've noticed a change in your sexual frequency and you're not happy about it, it might be time to take action. “I think the stressors of life, all of the inhibitors, can really start to pile up so we sort of have to work and fight a little bit to keep creating a space for sex to happen,” he says.

THE GOOD BRIGADEGETTY IMAGES

How often should married couples aim to have sex?​

There's no "right" number of times to have sex, as long as both of you are happy with your sex life. But if you both know you want to be doing it more, and you're not sure what to aim for, Kerner suggests trying to have sex once a week. A 2015 study published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology found that couples who have sex weekly are happiest

 

[I AM WE ARE]

first image of post

 

[MALWARE]

fukkin the same person over and over gets boring after a while. I honestly would only consider marriage if my wife was bi so we could bring other girls in the mix from time to time.

 

[RaspberryFitted]

fukkin the same person over and over gets boring after a while. I honestly would only consider marriage if my wife was bi so we could bring other girls in the mix from time to time.

what would be your reaction if she wanted to bring dudes into the bedroom? Or if she started leaning more into women?

 

[Bud Bundy]

 

[I AM WE ARE]

fukkin the same person over and over gets boring after a while. I honestly would only consider marriage if my wife was bi so we could bring other girls in the mix from time to time.

what would be your reaction if she wanted to bring dudes into the bedroom? Or if she started leaning more into women?

Both are bound to happen. Once you open Pandora's box, it's a wrap

 

[BornStar]

first image of post

That Old ass coli member with his smug ass look on his face


but one a real note


52 times a year ain't bad it most likely happens on a Saturday after a had week of work
Shout out to the happily married non miserable folks out there.

 

[I AM WE ARE]

That's a coli poster I bet money on it

 

[Fiji Water]

Does this include head? Because sex once a week or even less doesn't sound all that bad if you factor in random top offs and culinary coochie moments.

On the real tho, sex can be tiring all the time. And just plain time consuming unless you dipping and dashing, which not how most married people are having sex, I hope lol.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

fukkin the same person over and over gets boring after a while.

No, it doesn't, and I miss my wife.

It's like a Boss-fight in a video game: sometimes you use the same tried and true tactics to take it down, others, you feel like trying something different to see what happens.

As long as the Boss goes down, it's all good and you wanna replay that fight over and over again because it's just FUN.​

 

[Stuntone]

Married at the thirstiest men in the street. They aint getting nothing at home, the just to embarrassed the speak up and warn us single dudes.



As soon as your girl knows she can withhold sex from u, it's OVER for sex and your respect. You better go off or it'll never get better, just slowly decrease.

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

 

[Mike Nasty]

As soon as your girl knows she can withhold sex from u, it's OVER for sex and your respect.

Ahhhhh, so don't let her know she can withhold it.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Porn
Spy on the neighbor
Cheat

Those are your options

 

[Save $ not Hoes]

once a week sounds like hell