This article discusses how often married couples have sex.
It also covers how sex frequency is related to relationship satisfaction and communication.
How Often Do Married Couples Have Sex?
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Having sex once a week might be the ideal, according to science.
But the real ideal is what works for you and your partner.
What matters is whether you and your partner are happy with the quantity and quality of sex.
Mutual respect is also important; when partners feel respected, they also report being sexually satisfied.
Married Sex and Communication
Couples also say they could havebetter communicationwith their partner.
One study, published in 2019, tied better sexual communication with greater sexual satisfactionand even fewer faked orgasms.
Couples that communicate well may be more likely to have better sex more frequently.
If you or your partner are not, there are plenty of things you’re able to do.
Changes in sexual desire and frequency are normal as people age.
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