What happens when couples try to double their sexual frequency?
More sex = greater happiness? Not according to a recent Carnegie Mellon report. It showed that when couples doubled their sexual frequency, they reported less happiness, decreased sexual satisfaction, and reduced well-being.
How odd.
Previous research shows that sex boosts happiness and that more sex increases it:
In a survey of 16,000 American adults, Swedish behavioral economists found that quadrupling sexual frequency from once a month to once a week boosted happiness as much as having an extra $50,000 in the bank.
Princeton behavioral economists asked 1,000 women which life activities made them feel happiest. They ranked sex Number One.
University of Texas psychologists asked 442 men and women why they have sex. The top reason: “Pleasure.”
So why does the recent report differ from previous studies? Simple: Instead of asking general questions about sexual frequency and happiness, the Carnegie Mellon researchers actually instructed couples to boost their sexual frequency.
“Go Home and Have Twice As Much Sex”