In the age of social media and all of its “highlight reels,” it’s perhaps never been easier to get trapped in a cycle of comparison. Is everyone having more fun than you are? Do they have better jobs? Nicer cars? Happier lives? It’s not fun to feel—whether the notion is reality or not—that others are in a situation you deem preferable to your own. And for some, this can manifest as the belief that others are having more sex than you. To be sure, you’re in good company if you’ve ever wondered, Do I have less sex than normal? According to the recently released 2022 Sex Report by sexual wellness brand Hims & Hers, 95 percent of the more than 7,000 people surveyed said they assume other people have had sex in the past month, but 25 percent of participants said…
How many times a day/week/month should I have sex?!
When actor Andrew Garfield recently revealed on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast that he abstained from sex for six months in order to prepare for a role, actress/talk show host Drew Barrymore took notice. And she didn’t seem to think that six month was a big deal. What about you? Does it seem like it’s too long, or do you view it as an easy sacrifice for an important yet time-limited cause? When it comes to sex, we humans love numbers. How many orgasms can someone have in a row? Should I buy the jumbo pack of condoms, or just what I need for tonight? How many times a day/week/month should I be having sex? How many times day/week/month do I feel like having sex? See what I mean? We can get very quantitative about it all. While that’s all well…