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In A Long-Term Relationship, Do Women Lose Their Sex Drive More Quickly Than Men?

A post from DoubleX Desire Lab blogger Daniel Bergner:

There’s a theory that has some currency among sex researchers and therapists: that, over time in monogamous relationships, women lose desire more than men do. Not much data exists; I’m aware of only one large study on this subject. But the thought is that women’s libidos need more spark in order to ignite, and so women are particularly susceptible to losing desire as they remain with the same partner. It’s an idea that runs somewhat counter to the assumption that female desire tends to depend a great deal on the depth of relationships, on intimacy ... (Read the rest of this article in DoubleX).