Survey Reveals Bedroom Attitudes
The boys are easily pleased
It seems Kiwi guys are easier to please in the boudoir than their female counterparts. A new survey by Good Health magazine reveals three quarters of the men interviewed always enjoy having sex with their partners. Perhaps unfortunately for them, only four in 10 women can say the same thing.
The All Women Talk survey by Good Health magazine also reveals, when it comes to a bedroom frolic, New Zealand guys are keen for their partners to set the ball rolling more often. More than 60 per cent of males surveyed would like their partners to make the first move – but only 14 per cent of women wanted their men to do so.
More affection
“As well as confirming a few gender perceptions, the survey also revealed some surprises,” says Editor Shelley Ferguson. The results indicate that men need love, affection and validation just as much as women. 1 in 4 men and women would like their partner to show more affection, and 22 per cent of men would like their partner to compliment them more. Surprisingly, men tell their partners they love them more than women (56 per cent vs 42 per cent).
Men also seem keen for their female partners to chill out, with 51 per cent of men saying they want their partner to relax more, compared to 22 per cent of women.
Women are lacking in body confidence
Nearly 80 per cent of men compared to 46 per cent of women are completely confident being naked in front of their partners. “These figures show men are more at ease with their bodies than women, indicating that women in general feel more pressure to look good,” Ferguson says. The findings also reveal women who are confident in front of their partners enjoy their sex life a lot more.
Kids dull the sex life
The survey reveals only 53 per cent of couples with children always enjoy their sex life, versus 65 per cent of those who don’t have kids.
“These results highlight the relationship sacrifices some couples experience once they have children, possibly due to a lack of time, energy and therefore motivation,” Ferguson says.
Happy Kiwis
The survey also highlights that many Kiwi couples have a high level of attraction, feel loved and cared for by one another, and are happy. 95 per cent of respondents said their initial attraction still holds true, 92 per cent said their partner is their best friend, and 96 per cent enjoy spending time together.
Learn to love your tummies, ladies!
Other figures from the survey are perhaps less anomalous:
- · More women want the lights off when having sex (35 per cent vs 16 per cent of men)
- · females’ most-hated body part is their tummy followed by legs/thighs
- · the body parts women most like are their eyes, her shape, legs, hair and breasts
- · men get the top five right but in a different order – shape, hair, eyes, legs and, perhaps surprisingly, breasts come fifth
- · men know their partner’s clothing size almost as often as women do (70 per cent vs 72 per cent) – conversely that means one in four women don’t know their partner’s clothing size!
- · on a positive note, only three per cent of Kiwis “hardly ever” enjoy having sex with their partners.
Good Health magazine is a new magazine that focuses on changing women’s lifestyles by offering inspiration and positive solutions for the way women want to live now.
“We understand that women’s health priorities change in every stage of life. Happily the survey results demonstrate not only a healthy regard for sex among New Zealand couples but a frank attitude to talking about it,” says Mrs Ferguson.
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Issued for Good Health magazine by Pead PR