Why Having More Sex Might Not Make You Any Happier

Who’s likely to be happier: a couple having sex once per week, or a couple having sex once per day? Intuitively, most people would probably say that the couple getting it on every day is the happiest. But is it true? Not necessarily. According to a new set of studies published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, more isn’t always better when it comes to how often couples are having sex.

I discuss the results of this research in a recent article over at Playboy. The findings fundamentally change our understanding of how sexual frequency and happiness are associated. Rather than being a perfectly linear relationship (as many scientists had previously assumed), it appears that sex and happiness increase together only to a point, and then things level off. In other words, there appears to be a limit on how happy sex can make you and, once you reach that limit, there seems to be little left to gain. Check out the full article for a closer look at this research and to learn more about what the leveling-off point was.

While you’re over at Playboy, check out my Hard Science column to learn more about the science of sex. Some of my other articles include:

• How Much Sex Are Millennials Having? Not As Much As You Think
• People Think Sex Is Much Riskier Than It Really Is
• Why Monogamy Isn’t Necessarily Safer Than An Open Relationship

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