Reasons Why Sex Is Important In Marriage

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JAKARTA - Can a relationship survive without sex? The answer, yes. Sex is not always needed. But sex can be an important part if you want to build a healthy and satisfying relationship.

How important sex in relationships can vary from one person to another. The author of The Everything Great Marriage, adapted from Very Well Mind, Tuesday, October 24, says that there are people who may feel that sex is important. Others may feel that the type of intimacy and other connections are more important.

Some of the reasons that explain why sex is important in a relationship include;

Research shows that frequent sex can improve a person's overall well-being. In addition, having sex is also often associated with more affection. When couples feel more affection in relationships, they also tend to have sex more often.

When discussing how often couples have to have sex, a study in 2015 suggested couples have sex at least three to once a week. However, getting busier life may prevent you from having sex more often. Compared to the frequency of sex in the 1990s, adults in 2010 had sex only nine times per year.

Although frequency can decrease with age, sexual activity in the elderly remains important. In general, older married couples tend to have sex more often than unmarried couples in the same age group.

Apart from realizing how important sex is in a relationship, having sex more often (or at least once a week) provides many benefits for relationships that are full of love and supportive. Even so, increased intimacy can occur from other actions other than relationships in bed.

If you don't have sex regularly, ask yourself the reason. Sometimes meeting sex therapists may be the best way to solve your relationship and personal problems. Sex therapy is beneficial not only for you, but also for your partner.