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JUST CURIOUS
| Sun, 09-03-2006 - 4:19am |
Just out of curiousity i was wondering if there is such thing as too much sex? Like how many times a week is it normal for a couple in a stable relationship to have sex?

Every week is different for us. Some weeks we will have sex 4-5 times, other weeks not at all. It really just depends things such as our work schedules, we both do volunteer work, ect...
I really don't think that there is a "normal" number of times to have sex a week. It just depends on the individual couple.
There is no such thing as too much sex or too little sex.
Whether it's 3x a day, or once every two months, whatever the two of you are happy with is what's "normal" for YOU. If one of you isn't happy with it, then it's time for that dreaded word "communication".....so that you can find a compromise that you both can live with.
If he's looking for it daily, and that's too much for you, OR vice versa, then one of you isn't happy.....and in a "stable" realtionship, you have to find a happy medium....that's what MAKES a stable relationship....compromise.
I think if there's ever a problem with the "amount" of sex, more often than not, it's because it's not enough.....(at least for ONE partner!)
Though the media tends to report an 'average' based on surveys in reality there is no 'average'to indicate a stable and satisfying relation. The average number of times per week is very much dependent on the terms of reference for the relationship and at what stage it is. For example a professional couple in which at least one individual travels at least 25% of the time you would expect their average number per week to be lower than a couple who works a regular M - F 9 - 5 type of job. Even though there may be a difference in the average it does not mean one relatioinship is more stable or more satisfying then the other.
I would however point out if one or both members of the couple feel that they are having too much sex then in my opinion it indicates that the relationship is not stable. Meaning, if one person in the couple feels as though they are having too much sex then there is some type of dynamic going on such as manipulation or 'being pressured'.
For me it is not an average but the attitude of the couple. If one feels that they are being pressured, manipulated, and / or having too much sex then there is a reason that needs to be investigated.
Hi mandal178:
Normal? When I first met my wife/girlfriend, we did sexual intercourse EVERY DAY FOR A YEAR!
After we were married, we slacked off on sexual intercourse (no slack on oral sex, mutual masturbation, etc).
Mac