Members of the Honourable Artillery Company firing a Royal Salute from Gun Wharf at HM Palace and Fortress, The Tower of London, July 23, 2013.
A new study shows that Britons may be having less sex, but they’re spicing up what remains of their dwindling love lives with a greater variety of sexual activities and partners, according to the Associated Press.
A survey of more than 15,000 Britons revealed that half of respondents were having sex three times a month, a marked drop from the 1990 average of five times a month. One scientist noted to AP that the decline in sexual activity coincides with the rise of mobile technology, which makes it easier to go to bed beside a glowing screen rather than attempting to seduce a glowering human being.
While the frequency of sex is on the decline, the number of partners is on the rise. Women recorded a jump from four to eight sex partners; men jumped from nine to 12. Same-sex encounters rose for women, but flatlined for men, and a growing number of both sexes say they have explored more than one orifice.
If variety is the spice of life, then Britons have taken it up a notch in the bedroom, even if the portions might leave them wanting.
[AP]