How Often Should You Have Sex?

A research conducted in Kinsey Institute has confirmed that people between 18 and 29 years of age tend to have sex 112 times a year. The average goes down to 86 for people between 30 and 39 years of age. It comes down to 69 times a year when someone is between 40 and 49 years of age. These are average figures only, so some people within the same age group may have sex more times as compared to others in the same age group. All this makes it difficult to answer: how often should you have sex?

Experiences of Others

It varies greatly for us. We have passionate intercourse in some months and feel teenagers once again. On other occasions, we're so busy in other stuff that bedtime is usually sleepy time. It's hard to pinpoint a figure, but there are always highs and lows when it comes to sex.

We've been married for 6 years now, already have two kids, and the third is on the way. I have sex 3-4 times a week when my wife's not pregnant. It comes down to a couple of weeks during pregnancy. She cooperates with me always, even when her sex drive is not at its very best.

I'm 28 now and my wife is 30. We have three children. We've been married for 10 years now and we don't remember skipping a day. We're yet to miss it on two consecutive days. I just remember one incident though when she was mad at me for some reason and couldn't let me come near for 13 days. Other than that, it has always been and still is a roller coaster ride.

The Spread the Wealth Method

Some women don't find it hectic to wake up every morning, go to the bathroom, and pee on an ovulation detection strip. They don't find it confusing to check their body temperature every morning and even examine cervical mucus for any signs of ovulation. This routine overwhelms many, and that's when they opt for the method of spread the wealth. The method involves having sex at least one time during your fertile window, which usually means at least three sexual intercourses a week.

The Read, Aim, Fire Method

To learn how often you should have sex to get pregnant, you can rely on the Ready, Aim, Fire method. For this, it is important to put in some effort to detect ovulation. Still, it is important to have sex often during your cycle to keep the sperm count normal or healthy. Be sure to have sex on a positive ovulation-detecting test or on days when you have fertile cervical mucus. You may benefit from BBT charting to learn the time you ovulate. It is still important to start having sex at least three days before you ovulate.

It is common to ask, "How often should you have sex?" It is equally common to hear, "as many times as you possibly can". This is not true in every case. The more the merrier doesn't hold true when it comes to sex. There are happy couples who have sex once a month, once a week, or even once every day. Usually, it's not about quantity, it's about quality actually. Satisfaction is important. Less sex doesn't mean less happiness, love, and fulfillment, but companionship, mutual reliability, and trust is much more important in most cases. Still, it's not the same for every couple on the planet. For some, having no sex for some time may lead to disappointment, anger, and detachment.

Biting before time: Some people do enjoy aggressive partners, but even they may not like it before they are aroused enough. It may cause pain and discomfort. So, be sure to avoid biting her shoulders, ears, or other parts of the body until you know your partner is fully excited.

Focusing on sexualized parts: Don't lay your full emphasis on stimulating genitals. You should focus on other body parts for some time at least. Some erogenous zones are wrists, knees, stomach, and back. Gentle caressing will enhance the fun.

Climaxing too early or too late: Learn to have control on your muscles to ensure you don't ejaculate too early or this will leave your partner unsatisfied. Spend more time on foreplay to avoid ejaculating too early or too late.

Keeping mum: Staying quiet during sex is not a great idea. Sometimes, a little moan will keep things exciting and interesting.

Dropping your weight on your partner: Don't do it or it will take the fun out of the whole situation. Choking them by putting your weight on them is only going to kill the moment.