It’s not just sex addicts, all men really want more sex
Yes, it’s official. Well, sort of…
In a quick scan of the subject I found that there is some skepticism about the extent to which men want more sex.
The answer seems to be “they do, but…” The “but” is as follows.
- Although men report thinking about having sex more times per day than women (19 vs. 10) women also have a strong sex drive. And women only exhibit mixed feelings due to social norms. (themanupblog.com)
- Men score higher on reported “libido” and “sex drive” and their sexuality is more directly tied to biology (as opposed to social factors) and more amenable to medication. (webmd.com)
- In a third of the cases of couples seeking sex counseling it’s the woman who wants more sex, so it’s not all that one sided. (psychologytoday.com)
- It’s a cultural issue for men because sexual prowess is the Holy Grail of manhood. Men just think they want sex all the time because it is “unmanly” to say no to guaranteed sex. (howaboutwe.com)
Sex addiction and marital sex
This is a multifaceted issue, one that is sometimes hard to untangle.
Before posting, please read our blog moderation guidelines. The comments below begin with the oldest comments first. Click on the last comments page to jump to the most recent comments.
Before posting, please read our blog moderation guidelines.
Post a Comment:
Copyright © 1995-2013 Psych Central. All rights reserved.
Site last updated: 18 May 2013
|
I have a very unusual situation. My husband and I will have been married 9 years in April, 2nd marriage for both. My husband is in recovery, clean and sober 0ver 20 years. At the age of 40 he had a heart attack. He is overweight, diabetic, high cholesterol. He has never been able to get an erection, so we have never had sex. I thought that this would not bother me, I value the companionship more than the sex. However, within the last year I have discovered he is heavily into porn on the computer. I do not push the idea of sex, it must be a terribly devastating feeling to not be able to get an erection. But why the porn? I am totally willing partner, but have not pushed the issue of sex because of the nature of his problem. We have NO intimacy in our marriage other than a peck goodnight or good bye. We sleep in different rooms, seems more like a room mate situation than a marriage. Is this common? It just seems that I have woken up on the wrong side of Bizzaro world.