What?s the secret to a happy sex life in a long-term relationship"
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What?s the secret to a happy sex life in a long-term relationship" Researchers from the University of Toronto believe they?ve found the answer. No, it?s not chocolate; it?s hard work. (Sorry, it?s a bit anti-climactic.)
Published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the paper surveyed 1,900 people from heterosexual and same-sex relationships to assess their sexual expectations, or sexpectations, if you will. The researchers found that the happiest couples were those who recognized that sex takes effort to maintain, whereas couples who believed in natural compatibility?good old chemistry?felt worse about their relationships whenever they had a dry spell.
?Your sex life is like a garden,? says lead researcher Jessica Maxwell. ?You need to water and nurture your sex life to maintain it.? Interestingly enough, women are more likely than men to believe that having a good sex life takes work. Maxwell says there?s evidence that it takes more work to keep women sexually satisfied. ?For example, women have more difficulty with orgasm than men and need more time with their partners to get comfortable,? she says. And, unlike men, women?s desire tends to be more responsive than spontaneous. In other words, women aren?t always going to feel high desire and may need more time to get in the mood, says Maxwell.
But what?s the ultimate way to test a couple?s sexpectations" The researchers assessed couples who had just given birth to their first child ...
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