Having sex leads to more affection in relationships
- When couples had sex more frequently, there will be much more affection
- This is shown through physical touches, kind words and tokens of appreciation
- It also leads to a stronger bond in the relationship and less arguments
Cheyenne Roundtree For Dailymail.com
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If you want your relationship be strong and respectful, try having more sex.
A comprehensive study that analyzed couples’ sex lives determined that more time spent in the bedroom led to a better relationship in the long run.
The study found that when couples had sex more frequently, there would be much more affection shown in their daily lives, physically and verbally.
The Switz and Canadian researchers determined the overall well-being between couples who have sex frequently and those who don’t, would be the equivalent of a $50,000 difference.
Sex therapists across the United States agree and a healthy sex life would translate into feeling more loved and a stronger bond between the couple.
A study found that when couples had sex more frequently, there would be much more affection shown in their daily lives, physically and verbally
The study, conducted by researchers at York University, University of Lausanne and the Université de Fribourg, said affection is defined as a feeling of fondness and a physical expression.
Family and marriage therapist Amanda Pasciucco said: ‘Sex makes you happier, it lifts your endorphin levels by putting more dopamine and oxytocin into your brain.
‘If you have sex with your partner, it makes you feel happier and closer to them. Having sex is the best way to get intimacy with a partner. Especially talking about it before and after.’
This intimacy translates outside of the bedroom, as the study showed.
They were more likely to have a positive outlook right after sex and the following six months, with more affection being shown.
Noted author and sex therapist Dr Rodger Libby said: ‘In an intimate relationship, affection is the glue that holds everything together. It’s healthy and essential to be affectionate.’
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Research shows love and affection truly stand the test of time, as most people’s sex lives improve from middle age.
A report by the International Longevity Center UK suggests many couples remain sexually active into their 80s and 90s.
Interviews with more than 7,000 over-50s found we tend to be more sexually satisfied over the age of 80 than when in our 50s, 60s or 70s.
Couples become closer, with stronger emotional bonds and growing sexual compatibility.
Although people tend to have sex less often as they get older, that sex is likely to get better as couples progress through retirement and into old age, the researchers found.
Dr Dawn Michael describes these displays of affection as lingering eye contact, holding hands and stolen pecks on the cheek.
She said: ‘When one person feels rejected and hurt, it leads to sweating the small stuff. When people are intimate with each other, they are more open with each other.
‘Feeling desired makes people feel good about themselves and they share that with the other person.’
Sex therapist Jacqueline Mendez added that sexual intimacy leads to reconnecting, with one other, helping them get back to how the romance first started.
Mendez said: ‘Couples that are more intimate have less arguments, and are willing to support each other, even when they disagree. They have more unconditional love, which strengthens their parenting if they have kids.’
More sex leads directly to more affection, because of the closeness the two share in the act.
In turn, these couples who received affection from their partner, had higher levels of well-being.
Mendez said: ‘Not having sex really can affect a person. Men often say it disturbs their work day, knowing they will come home and be rejected. For women, it can damage their self-esteem.
‘When this issue of sex is solved, it eliminates this hurt from rejection.’
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