A study regarding sex was performed. The results of the study were certainly counter-intuitive. Some subjects were asked to increase, by doubling, the amount of sex they had. The half that increased their sexual activity reported unfavorable results. They were unhappy. Maybe they were unhappy because they knew that they had to have sex and it was planned.
The other half that kept to their regular sex pattern were happy with their sex life.In part, because nothing changed. The other group had to schedule more time for sex, instead of allowing it to occur naturally.
Can you image your partner coming to you and saying, “oh, we are on a time frame, we have to have sex tonight?” That’s not very romantic. So one group was able to enjoy themselves, the other group had to adjust and rearrange things, giving unfavorable feedback.
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Does More Sex Bring Greater Happiness?