Times to sex during the week, as revealed by researchers

A new study has revealed how many times
married couples need to have sex to
experience optimal happiness in their
relationship



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The US study was based on a survey of more
than 30,000 Americans in four decades and
was published in the journal Social
Psychological and Personality Science.
“Although more frequent sex is associated
with greater happiness, this link was no
longer significant at a frequency of more
than once a week. Our findings suggest that
it’s important to maintain an intimate
connection with your partner, but you don’t
need to have sex everyday as long as you’re
maintaining that connection,” said lead
researcher Amy Muise, a social psychologist
and postdoctoral fellow at the University of
Toronto-Mississauga.

Researchers noted that the study was not
designed to show cause-and-effect, so it
remains unknown whether happiness leads to
weekly sex, or if weekly sex arouses more joy
in life. The study also said its research is
limited to people in romantic relationships
only, not single people.
“In fact, there was no association between
sexual frequency and well-being for single
people,” said Muise.
The findings were also consistent across age
groups, gender and the length of the
relationship — whether months or
decades. Muise said couples should discuss
whether their sexual needs are being met,
rather than simply press for more sex.
“It’s important to maintain an intimate
connection with your partner without putting too
much pressure on engaging in sex as frequently
as possible,” she said.