By Tunde Ajaja

Sexual intercourse is no doubt one of the key obligations in marriage. It is a pleasurable act that both men and women enjoy.

Apart from the enjoyment, excitement and mind-blowing ecstasy that come with it, sex has also been said to be of great benefits to the body, as earlier discussed on this page.

Some people, under the guise of the pleasure and benefits, have made it a daily affair; turning it to ‘food’ that must be taken every day and anytime opportunity presents itself.

But, despite the numerous benefits of sex, especially in marriage, a study has shown that having too much of it could make people miserable. It does appear that the common saying that too much of everything is bad is also applicable to sex, regardless of how exciting it could be.

The study explained that too much sex could lead to a reduced sexual drive and pleasure derivable from it and that any attempt to continue with it could make such person(s) miserable.

The researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in the United States found that the connection between sex and happiness is not as direct as it seems.

In the course of the study, reviewed by Mail Online, 128 married persons between the age of 35 and 65 were divided into two groups. The first group was instructed to have more sex and double the number of times they have sexual intercourse weekly, while the second group received no instruction on how much sex they should have. Thus, they were allowed to initiate it on their own.

While the observation lasted, the participants in the two groups were also questioned on their happiness levels, the frequency of their intercourse, their health behaviours and how much they enjoyed sex.

At the end of the study, it was found that those who were told to double their sexual activity reported lower sexual drive and a reduction in their sexual enjoyment while those who were allowed to have it at their own will sustained their sexual drive and they enjoyed it better.

The researchers explained that having more sex could lead to a decreased sexual drive and happiness, noting that sex is more of quality than quantity. In other words, those who were under instruction kept doing it until they got tired of it and even lost the pleasure or enjoyment that comes with sex.

“We found that having more sex does not make couples happier, in part because increased frequency leads to a decline in the desire for and enjoyment of sex. Being happy in the first place, for example, might lead someone to have more sex, or being healthy might result in being both happier and having more sex,” the researchers added.

The study’s lead author, George Loewenstein, noted that there could be a difference if the participants were encouraged to initiate more sex on their own rather than instructing them to do it. She however pointed out that most couples seem not to be having enough sex, but advised that doing it in a more creative way would certainly be beneficial.

Meanwhile, a research scientist, Tamar Krishnamurti, who also participated in the study, stated that the more people have sex, the lesser their desire to have more and the lesser the enjoyment they derive.

‘Instead of focusing on increasing sexual frequency to the levels couples experienced at the beginning of the relationship, couples may want to work on creating an environment that sparks their desire and makes the sex that they do have even more fun,” she added.

It is also worthy of note that couples would still derive same benefits from sex regardless of the number of times they do it, save for men who have been advised to do more of it to reduce the likelihood of having prostate cancer because orgasms flushes out cancerous cells from the system.

In another development, some scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, United States, found that men who do exercise last longer in bed than those who do not. Even though sex is itself a form of exercise, the study notes that men who are fit and active have

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You too like sex ! Haba

londongal03:
You too like sex ! Haba

Lol

Abeg na wetin consign me?

Big lie!!! This researchers will always want to find new ways to kill our joy. Their business cos no amount of propaganda will reduce my sexual activeness

Chai! Chai!! Chai!!!

If there is one thing in my life I wish I didn't know , it will be the experience of sex,



If I never knew what sex was, I will be better off, financially, emotionally, spirituality, psychologically etc,

Dharniel listen oh...

Hmmm... Make i read and inform baba uche..

Hian

Another question is: How much is too much?

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Research this Research that. Na them sabi, that won't stop those that have 13 wives or those that are polygamous in nature

I disagree

Tell us something we don't know

Noted

Hia oooh

Abeg let married pple enjoy themselves jare.

coz some SU sisters go see this one now, and run go show daddy for house.....for defence

Observing. .... ....

Ok

any good thing done in excess becomes bad.

se is gud for d bod y even all d woman sef like sec...de no fi lie

K

na lie true

Story for the birds.... My life should be miserable already

I thought they said it helps burn calories

Scientists and research.

Leave them make them turn am to food. Some even do it like breakfast, lunch and dinner.

It's just natural, u can't keep eating white rice everytime n not get tired of it, so u need to diversify, eat other varieties, coconut rice, fried rice, jollof n d likes, so also sex, u can't keep doing a style n not get tired of it, den u diversify and u can't keep doing it with d same person, u also need to diversify. But don't get caught if u are married ooo

Sex is fucking sweet

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So what exactly qualifies as too much? All these geek researchers sef..

This isn't correct.

Unless you engage illegal sexual escapades.