The Answer To How Much Sex Is Enough For Happiness

Does having MORE sex make you happier?

Can you ever get enough sex?

Is there actually a point when sex isn’t good for you?

Are people who have a lot of sex happier?

A recent study, Sexual Frequency Predicts Greater Well-Being, But More is Not Always Better, found the answer to how much sex is enough to be happy and it may surprise you.

Just The Facts

Most people think the more sex you have the happier you become. And why wouldn’t people think that right?

Sex makes you feel happy so the more sex you have, the happier you are right?

But this isn’t always the case.

It’s one thing if you are single but another for people who are married, with kids, careers, and busy lives that it may be harder to make time for sex.

One study had couples double their frequency of sex while another group was asked to maintain their current sexual frequency. The study found there was no increase in happiness for the couples who doubled their sexual activity.

That study theorized that since the couples were already having sex, they possibly had maximized the benefits for their well-being.

Which brings us to 3 studies I want to share with you today which gave insight into how much sex is enough to be happy.

Across The Board Study

The first study comprised of over 25,000 participants (men and women) and each person rated variables such as how often they had sex the past “12 months” and how happy they were. Relationship status was also measured.

The study found an association between sexual frequency and happiness, however, that frequency maxed out at once a week.

Looking at the graph below, you can see the studies findings, there is no link between happiness and having sex more than once a week.

Relationship Study

The second study looked at people who were in relationships.

The study found sexual frequency had a “positive association with satisfaction with life.”

The study also found that there was NO association with happiness and sexual frequency greater than once a week.

For people having sex once a week or less, there WAS a significant association between sexual frequency and satisfaction with life.

Married Couples Study

The third study looked at married couples.

Over 2,400 couples participated in the study.

Similar to the previous studies, there was a positive association between sexual frequency and happiness when the couples had sex at least once a week.

Anything more there was NO association