Bigger income leads to better sex

[Beachlover]

After the invigorating week away I just had with my boyfriend... I have to agree.

All these wonderful 5-star hotel beds (they all boast about how superior their beds are) with the luxurious white sheets do make for a better sex life. :happy7:

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Bigger income leads to better sex

FINANCIAL stress is the equivalent of a cold shower.

A survey by Relationships Australia has revealed that people's sex lives improve along with their income - and that the magic number for satisfaction starts at about $80,000.

Only 44 per cent of people with a household income under $60,000 a year are sexually active, compared with 81 per cent of people with a household income of more than $80,000 a year.

Money worries were a leading cause of relationship breakdown, said Relationships Australia executive director for development and practice, Samantha Aldridge.

''When you look at households earning under $60,000, less than half of them are sexually active,'' she said. ''It would be difficult to manage a household on $60,000 without feeling some financial pressure. Financial stress has a huge impact on relationship satisfaction and on intimacy and, now we know also, sexual activity.''

The findings of the Relationships Indicators Survey 2011 showed that 60 per cent of Australians aged 18 and over are sexually active.

But it is not the tempting 20-somethings or the flirty 30s enjoying the most satisfying love lives. Instead, satisfaction levels are likely to be higher among those in their 40s and seniors, the survey of 1200 people found.

Only 65 per cent of respondents aged 25 to 34 are contented with their sexual activity.

The happiest age group are the 40- to 49-year-olds, with 74 per cent of whom are pleased with their passionate pursuits. But the 60- to 69-year-olds and the over 70s are not far behind - 72 per cent of respondents in both age groups reported that they are satisfied with their sex lives.

Ms Aldridge said people in their late 20s and early 30s are under a lot of pressure. ''That is the time people are either building a career or building a family or trying to do both,'' she said. ''We know that people are staying at university for longer, so they're not entering an active earning capacity until later in life. Some people in that age group are still living at home and that's going to put a dampener on sexual activity to some extent.

''That age group is less independent financially, and otherwise, than they have been historically and that is having a significant impact on their sex lives.''
But the rut does not last, with satisfaction rates improving significantly among respondents in their late 30s and 40s.

''Between 40 and 49 you have children who are becoming increasingly independent, you've probably returned to the workforce, you probably have a fairly solid career behind you, so your income is going to be in a higher bracket,'' Ms Aldridge said... (more below)

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/bi ... 1i5e1.html
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[neoncrusade]

I always thought that 'bigger dicks lead to better sex'. Thankfully mother nature doesn't discriminate between rich and poor, otherwise I'd have to be hanging out in the City of London chasing all the suits about. I hate suits.

[thonglor55]

The happiest age group are the 40- to 49-year-olds, with 74 per cent of whom are pleased with their passionate pursuits. But the 60- to 69-year-olds and the over 70s are not far behind - 72 per cent of respondents in both age groups reported that they are satisfied with their sex lives.

It's amazing how many of the younger members spend their time slagging off the older members of the Forum simply for being older. I guess it's a measure of their anxiety.