Love, Commitment Make Sex Better For Most Women
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 16:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Love and commitment make sex physically more satisfying for many women, according to Penn State Abington sociologist Beth Montemurro. In interviews of 95 heterosexual women between the ages of 20 and 68 and from a range of backgrounds, most believed love was necessary for maximum satisfaction in both sexual relationships and marriage. The benefits of being in love with a sexual partner were more than just emotional, most of the women in the study said that love made sex physically more pleasurable. From September 2008 to July 2011, Montemurro conducted in-depth interviews with 95 women who lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, lasting about 90 minutes each. read more