NEW YORK — Regular romps in the bedroom are always a great way for couples to keep the spark alive, but as many spouses can attest to, getting around to fooling around seems to grow more difficult as the years pass by. So how much is “normal” when it comes to making love? According to a new survey, the average American couple has sex nine times per month — which translates to 108 times per year.
A new survey of 2,000 American adults in relationships by adult product online retailer EdenFantasys sought to find out just how important having sex was to most couples and how frequently they were enjoying time in the bedroom.
They found that the average couple has sex for, as it turns out, 69 minutes per week or about 60 hours per year.
While 3% of respondents claims they have sex a whopping minimum of 30 times in a month, it was much more normal for couples to admit that finding the time to make love wasn’t so easy. Three-quarters of participants found their busy schedules cause them to struggle to have sex regularly, and 60% admitted they wished they were having more sex. In fact, 12% of respondents said they were lucky to have sex even just once a month.
One solution to spicing up the romance between partners is to schedule “sexpointments,” that is, actually coming up with specific dates and times to do the deed. It may sound silly, but half of the respondents admit to coming up with an exact time and place for some intimacy. The study found that the average couple schedules six sexpointments each month, and that 20% found doing so to be even more romantic than doing it spontaneously.
As for why couples say they schedule sex, about 40% of respondents said that having kids in the house forces them to book those rare moments they have to themselves. Thirty-six percent said that their partner is often busy, leading them to take charge and pencil in sexpointments. A quarter of participants admitted they’re trying out the tactic just because they want to have sex more frequently.
The survey also showed that Saturday nights at 10 p.m. was the most popular time for couples to schedule their sexpointments.
The survey was conducted by OnePoll in January.
That’s like every week.
Some old people equate a bowel moment with sex. Same noise, same satisfaction.
Bull!
Two old men on a bench.
So Irving are you getting much sex?
Infrequently.
Is that one word or two?
is that with each other?
Was this a heterosexual study?
9 times a month? 1 times with 8 lies.
About right……..
Oh puhleeze, gimmie a break. I am 60 & I have talked to hundreds if not thousands of married men ALL of my life…and their answer is universal;.NOT ONE of those men told me that they have a happy sex life-not a one. They all felt that their wives used sex as part of the bait to “catch them” & then after the “I do’s”- that all went away. And to a man- they all said it was true.Of course they all said that when the wife was NOWHERE around…if they were heard theyd get even less. Its a sad situation but a universal one, one I believe is quite true….
I am pretty happy with my sex life Michael. I will be married 25 years in May, we average every other day and we love it. Now is there once in a while where I want it a bit more? yes. But not much usually we are happy
This!
Getting married for sex…is like buying a 747, to get free peanuts. Michael Jarvis is spot on!!! Men? I suggest MGTOW. Google it.
My wife will hardly do the deed….and no Oral Sex….at all…
Survey says of American adults, not married couples.
Surprised no comments on the fact the average session is under 8 mins.
Darn, I haven’t had sex in so long I forgot who is supposed to be tied up!
9 times a week for us here.
So basically go home and tell your wife she’s been slacking and is under average?
Geez need to send this to wifey to ‘step it up’ lol
I would say at a minimum a guy wants sex 3 times a week or said differently every other day. Women don’t have the same appetite. That is why many men cheat. If wives would smitten up, there would be less cheating. I have seen it many times.
All my wife want to do is go to work,church and choir practice, then come home and be a couch potato glued to Facebook. Im lucky to get it in at least once every other month.
Wait till she diagnosis herself with Fibromyalgia. If you think things are bad now……you have no idea what BAD is.
So……..if my wife and I (couple) are having sex nine times a month.
And I’m only having sex 4 times a month.
That means my side is having sex with someone else 5 times a month…..and has a lot of explaining to do.
69 minutes…fake news…who knows…2 -3 times a week in 20s, 2 in 30s and 40s. 1.5 in 50s…1 in 60s…you catch the drift