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This study is funny to me because there's such obvious answers to the trends: Having less sex: more and more people are putting off marriage. I'm sure happily

This study is funny to me because there's such obvious answers to the trends: Having less sex: more and more people are putting off marriage. I'm sure happily married couples are leaving even their most promiscuous peers in the dust with their nuptial regularity. Rise in STDs: the risk of unwanted pregnancy is much lower these days then in say, the 60s and 70s allowing for "riskier" sex. Longer time to marriage + hookup apps + less risk of pregnancy = more partners, more chances for STDs to spread.

grumple 7y ago
> I'm sure happily married couples are leaving even their most promiscuous peers in the dust with their nuptial regularity. The traditional wisdom is that this isn't true at all.
- kd3 7y ago
  Yeah, getting married is a sure way to stop having sex.
  - seibelj 7y ago
    Definitely for some people but I still enjoy the company of my wife, every couple is different.
  - AlexB138 7y ago
    That's more of a pop culture trope. In my experience,the experience of my friends close enough to discuss these things with, and existing studies the opposite is true.
- dev_dull 7y ago
  Fortunately there's great study and statistics so we don't need to rely on conventional wisdom: > Married couples have on average sex 5 times a month[1] Under 30 it's even higher, over 8 times a month. Honestly consider your average 30 year old unmarried coworker. You think they even have the time to go out and get laid that often? That sounds exhausting! 1. https://healthresearchfunding.org/sexless-marriage-statistics/ https://healthresearchfunding.org/sexless-marriage-statistic...
- mcbuilder 7y ago
  That's the joke, but it has not been my experience. Then again, my dating experience was prior to 2012.