A New Study Says Sex Once a Week Is Enough to Make a Married Couple Happy

More Sex Doesn't Make You Happier, Great Sex Makes You Happier

When it comes to happiness in married relationships, we often hear the more sex you have, the happier you are. In recent study done at the University of Toronto-Mississauga, researchers found that the opposite is true: Married couples that have lots of sex were no happier than those who only had sex once a week.  

Amy Muise, lead researcher of the study and a social psychologist and postdoctoral fellow, noted that it really comes down to the connection a couple has that really leads to their happiness.  

"Our findings suggest that it's important to maintain an intimate connection with your partner, but you don't need to have sex every day as long as you're maintaining that connection."  

For this particular study, Muise and her colleagues looked at surveys from more than 30,000 Americans over a 40-year period. The surveys covered a large number of sociological issues, from opinions about race relations to views on religion, household income, and, of course, sex. The studies found that even when couples had more money or more sex, their happiness level didn’t go up. In fact, some couples reported that more sex made them less happy because they had less energy to do other things.  

"People often think that more money and more sex equal more happiness, but this is only true up to a point."  

One of the major points from this study is that isn’t not about the amount of sex you have—instead, it’s about the quality of sex you have. In a sense, one session of really great sex is better than having a bunch of bad sex, which I think we can all agree with.  

"It's important to maintain an intimate connection with your partner without putting too much pressure on engaging in sex as frequently as possible."  

While some out there might be shaking their heads in disagreement with this study, one thing to keep in mind is that this isn’t written in stone. For some people, once a week is enough, and for others four times a week is enough. We are all different, and the important thing is to find the person who fits you perfectly… in bed.

Via Medical Daily