Ten years ago, when an AARP survey asked people 45 and up how they felt about sex outside marriage, 41 percent said it was wrong. A recent survey, which questioned 1,670 people, found that only 22 percent thought sex on the outside was wrong. What's going on? This writeup of the AARP research doesn't offer many clues, but it does report a drop in general satisfaction of people's sex lives, down from 51 percent five years ago to 43 percent this year. The AARP quotes its "sex and relationship expert," sociologist Pepper Schwartz, who is also a professor at the University of Washington and author of 16 books on
relationships, suggesting that financial worries might be taking the friskiness out of people. Schwartz says the big difference, when it comes to sex as people age, is not that it becomes less important
but that a partner becomes less accessible. The survey also found that men think about sex and engage it more often than women, and are about
twice as likely as women (21 percent versus 11 percent) to admit to
sexual activity outside their primary relationship.
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Saturday, May 31, 2025
It,s wrong,It,s wrong,I dont care what you say!
Human’s can’t be faithful…so have fun while you can.
Doesn’t anyone believe in vows and promises anymore?
Yes 22% of those that have taken wedding vows and took this still believe. Surveys are really a poor method for analyzing anything.
This was reported differently in the newspaper. The question was about sex outside of marriage – not about extramarital sex – is it OK to have sex if you are not married – i.e. outside of marriage?
As long as getting laid doesn’t involve getting lied to or deceiving someone, what’s the harm.
I’m with Donny. If you take those vows you need to stick to them. If you can’t, you should not be married!
I agree with conservative view points to abstain from partners straying, but sexually want more in sensual diversions and variety, and alot more often, like 60:1
This column is in error. It had nothing to do with extramarital relations!
From the AARP web site: “..Opposition to sex among those who are not married is down by half over the past 10 years,..”
What if your spouse has refused relations for more than 10 years!