Survey Reveals Most Married People Would Rather “Read a Book” Than Have Sex With Their Partner

After a long, hard day in the office it can be tempting to slip into your pyjamas and spend the rest of your evening vegetating on the sofa. In fact, for most of us, the last thing we feel like doing is taking the time to seduce our other half.

Therefore, we’ll admit we weren’t exactly surprised when we heard that a third of married people describe sex as being a ‘chore’ rather than an indulgence.

A study of 2,000 married people revealed that sex is now ranked worryingly low in the priorities of modern relationships and a fifth of the people questioned confessed that they often avoid getting intimate with their other half.

Why are we so reluctant to lay together as husband and wife? Well, most of the time we’re either too tired, too stressed or too preoccupied with something that happened at work. However, there are a few of us who avoid doing the dirty just because we’re not satisfied.

1 in 4 of the people questioned admitted that their sex life was ‘boring’ while 1 in 7 said that they would much rather ‘read a book’ than engage in some action with their partner (no wonder Fifty Shades of Grey is so popular…).

According to the survey, sex just isn't a priority for most married couples.

The research, which was commissioned by leading health organisation Benenden Healthcare Society, revealed that a fifth of people believe their partner lacks the energy to make their sex life more satisfying.

Sadly, a tenth of the married people questioned said that they no longer click on a sexual level while 1 in 20 admitted that they didn’t think they loved their partner anymore.

“The strain of modern life is forcing married Brits to put their romantic lives on hold. Sadly, it appears that the statistics confirm the stereotype of sex lives taking a downward plunge within marriage…” said Lawrence Christensen, the Head of Communications and Strategy at Benenden Healthcare.

“Married couples are finding that their priorities are elsewhere and this is down to a variety of reasons, but the important point is that this is causing worry and impacting on mental wellbeing. Sex isn’t just the physical act but includes the expression of intimacy towards a partner…” he added.

Hmm, we imagine it doesn’t exactly bode well that most people would rather read a book…