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- Married adults have markedly more sex than their unmarried peers, but the sex recession is also making inroads among married couples.
- When it comes to sexlessness (“no sex in the last year”) among young adults, the biggest change comes post-2010.
- Between 2010 and 2019, the average time young adults spent with friends in a given week fell by nearly 50%, from 12.8 hours to just 6.5 hours.
Source: Institute for Family Studies.
I used to have sex almost every day, but entertainment kept getting more entertaining… Sure sex is great, but have you tried deep diving into the history of typefaces? Or learning how to bind your own books from cereal boxes and thread??
I know I’m only speaking anecdotally, but I feel like sex is easier to like fall into when you have the capacity to be actually bored, and like have plenty of unstructured time.
Maybe I’m falling for the entertainment arm of the productivity gospel.
Also realise that some people don’t have access to anyone to suggest sex with, so that’s an additional barrier. If I lived alone, I don’t think I would even bother attempting—just so much else to do!