What does that have to do.with anything? Nobody has called the weekly sex posters liars, so your point is what exactly? There is indeed only one person judging people. This poster is statong that posters who enjoy frequent sex are teolls, liars, maniacs, and narcissists. It is also a statistical fact that some married people still enjoy a frequent sex life. It is also a fact that many of them have chimed in. It is also a fact that a poster is very upset about it. It is theorized that said poster (s) has some unresolved issues about it and is projecting. |
I'm not that poster, but good for her nad her DH! To set clear expectations before getting married. DOZENS of people on this website having affairs due to incompatible sex drives. Better to know up front what someone expects than to gwt a suprise |
More than 80% of men are under 6' tall. That does not mean a man who's 7' tall is impossible. Do you understand the bell curve? |
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Even if you think 4x/week is abnormal (and I suppose it is more than "normal"), it's not like there is a binary choice between 4x/week and once a month. Twice a week. Six times a month. All of these are good and viable options.
As to averages, somehow my wife is satisfied with average or below average sexual frequency but when I point out that the average American household income is $51k, she still isn't ok with the notion of me cutting down to working two days a week. |
LOL! You are cracking me up! Good point. |
I am the poster who first raised the Kinsey Institute stats. No I do not think reports of high frequency sex are necessarily untrue. I just think it is important to know that sex once a week is perfectly average, not some kind of horrible pathology! |
| Together 10 years. Married 6. A six year old and a two year old. Sex 2-3 times per week. It would be more but dh often works nights. |
And who said it was? You are drawing conclusions for whatever personal reason. |
| No kids but some medical troubles. 3x a week average, up to 6x when we are really in sync |
| I would be very unhappy with sex once a week, but that doesn't mean I think people who have sex once a week are unhappy. We're all different. |
| Early 40s, 1 kid. Would like to every day, but five times a week will have to suffice. |
I call a big fat load of BS. The typical trajectory for a couple is to have sex constantly and the beginning of a relationship, then less and less and times go on. Between kids and aging, very few people are having the same amount of sex that 20 or 30 years into a relationship. And people can't really know how their drives will change over time. |
| But they can control how much they prioritize sex and put an effort into getting into the mood. Which is where expectations kick in. If you're low drive but you and your spouse have set expectations for your marriage, you're less likely to sit around and wait for the mood to magically strike or expect your spouse to do all the heavy lifting getting you into the mood. You'll take some initiative by reading erotical or looking at porn or masturbating to keep in touch with your sexuality. |
I'm a 3-4 a week person, but that was not always the case. My DH is high drive and it was a major problem in our relationship. One day I decided that I was going to just say yes instead of NO and not make it a big deal in my head. After 2 weeks of just saying yes, I asked DH to stop masturbating because sex was taking too long (I always orgasm and normally it happens in under 10 minuets). His masturbating was making sex last 30 min which often we simply don't have time for. In turn for him to stop masturbating, I agreed to more BJs and more HJs if I was not in the mood. It has worked out great and my drive has greatly increased. All I did was shift my attitude. Instead of it being a chore, I look at it as NBD. For instance, this week we have been so busy, no sex M-F. He has been pulling 12 hour days. This morning, he said, hey, I'm going to head into the shower and need to masturbate. I asked him to stay in bed and I'd do it for him. I started to get turned on and we ended up having sex. That has been the way it has been playing out since I decided to shift my attitude. It was no big deal. Kids were sleeping, it's Saturday and it only took 20 minuets. He's happy, we are both happy. Marriage has greatly improved. People are fooling themselves if they think sex is not critical. For my DH, if he is getting regular sex, he is so pleasant to be around and just generally more relaxed. He will do just about anything and go with the flow when he's getting it. It truly makes him feel loved. I think if you are both low drive in a marriage, my experience is of no relevance to you, but when drives differ, I do think the low drive person has to work more to meet the high drive person in the middle. Like anything in a marriage, compromise is healthy. |
| 1-2x a week. Married 15 years. |