Myths Frequent sex makes couples happier

More brings more?
Sexuality is for many people the most beautiful "minor matter" in the world and ranks high on the personal satisfaction scale. By distributing hormones, intercourse can actually provide a good feeling and inner peace. But are couples who often sleep with each other automatically happier? American researchers have now broken down the formula "frequent sex = more happiness" and found that much physical closeness does not make them more satisfied.

Couples were asked to make frequent "love"
Sex makes you happy. Various studies have already come to this conclusion. Because the body spills out during sexual intercourse, the happiness hormone endorphin, which ensures a satisfied feeling and also acts against stress and inner restlessness. For example, a few years ago, the psychologist and Nobel laureate Daniel Kahnemann asked nearly 1,000 working women from Texas to assess their emotional state in all the activities of the day - be it, for example. when phoning, eating or playing with the kids. It turned out that the feeling of happiness during sex was highest - while the work ranked almost at the bottom of the scale.
Is the conclusion that couples who have more sexual intercourse are also happier? This question has now been investigated by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (USA). They conducted a trial with married couples, asking some to have sex twice as often as usual. The scientists came to the conclusion that more sexuality does not make couples happier. "Many couple counselors thus the basis is withdrawn," the experts said.

Loving play was not started on its own initiative
The researchers, who published the study in the journal "Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization", report that the happiness even went back a little bit more. According to the authors, this was partly due to the fact that the couples who slept with each other more often lost sexual desire. The same was true of the fun of sex. Presumably, this was "due to the fact that the couples were asked to have more sex in the scientific experiment and did not start lovemaking on their own initiative."

Most couples live too little sex
Director of Studies George Loewenstein said: "If we did the study again and could afford it financially, we would encourage participants to have more sex, but in a way that empowers them." For example, a babysitter could do that help. Or the couple could go to a hotel room or use luxury linens to increase the seduction. Despite the study results, Loewenstein assumes that most couples have too little sex and that it would be good for them to sleep with each other more often. This could cause a lot of romantic and pleasurable mood.

It makes you healthy
Good reasons are there anyway enough, also for health. So the body is well supplied with blood during intercourse and hormones are released, which get the psyche well. In addition, scientists from the US have only recently established a connection between sleep and good sex. Accordingly, good sleep - at least in women - leads to good sex and conversely, sex can help to sleep better. This is especially interesting for the many people who suffer from sleep problems. Although sleep disorders do not cause any damage at short notice, they can have serious health consequences in the long term, for example increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke. (ad, nr)