A researcher of human behaviour, Alfred Kinsey, who is fascinated by how sex and gender interact, says that people avoid sex for many different reasons, some of which can be easily addressed.
While he notes that people who have more sex report higher self-esteem, life satisfaction and quality of life, lower frequency of sex and avoiding sex are linked to psychological distress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems.
In his landmark work, Kinsey found that up to 19 percent of adults do not engage in sex. This varies by gender and marriage status, with nearly no married males going without sex for a long duration.
Other research also confirms that women more commonly avoid sex than men. In fact, up to 40 percent of women avoid sex some time in their lives. Pain during sex and low libido are big issues.
The gender differences start early. More teenage females than teenage males…
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