A recent survey of sex therapists concluded the optimal time for sexual intercourse was 3 to 13 minutes. The findings, to be published in the May issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, imply that endurance is the key to a great sex life.
Dr. Irwin Goldstein, editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, “Cited a four-week study of 1,500 couples in 2005 that found the median time for sexual intercourse was 7.3 minutes. (Women were armed with stopwatches.)” That, however, does not account for foreplay. Therapists also rated sexual intercourse that lasts from 1 to 2 minutes as "too short."
According to researcher Eric Corty, “Prior research has shown that both men and women want foreplay and sexual intercourse to last longer.” I'd be interested to know how much longer those stop watches would have run if foreplay was included!
I think it’s fair to say that longer isn’t necessarily better. It’s the chemistry you share and the passion between you and your partner that makes those 7.3 minutes complete bliss.
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