Hello Friends,
How often do people have sex? Here is an old story, and it may be a myth:
"If a newly married couple put a bean in a jar everytime they had sex the first year of marriage and began to take the beans out each time they had sex starting with the second year of marriage,by the end of their lives there still would be beans in the jar."
“Normal” is whatever feels fulfilling for you and your partner, and communication plays a key role in making sure both parties feel fulfilled.
That said, a 2017 study that appeared in the Archives of Sexual Behavior found that the average adult currently enjoys sex 54 times a year, which equates to about once a week"https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/how-often-do-happiest-couples-have-sex-it-s-less-ncna828491
OK, what happens is up to individuals and their health, libido, and lifestyle. So, I am 76 years old. What seems to be the norm for my age group?
"For many of us our focus is full of myths, such as - older adults don’t, can’t, shouldn’t have sex.
“Wrong, wrong, wrong. People are having sex, well into their 60s, 70s and beyond,” writes HuffPost, citing a 2015 study of 7,000 English men and women in their 70s and 80s. More than half the men and about a third of the women said they were still sexually active. One-third of respondents said they had sex at least twice a month.. . . . "
"Here are 4 other misconceptions and myths associated with aging and sexual activity:
Myth 1: There's nothing you can do about normal body changes that interfere with sexual activity and enjoyment.
Myth 2: Sex causes heart attacks.
Myth 3: Sex isn't important when you get older.
Myth 4: Older adults don't have to worry about sexually transmitted diseases."
I am still well enough for sex and have desire despite being cut off because of my wife's brain disease. As discussed in one of my researched articles, Time is not on my side to continue being sexually active.
I feel the clock is ticking, and it isn't my friend in this case.