Sex gets better after 40?

Housekeeping magazine survey interviewed 1000 women over 40 about their sex life including some questions about sex toys.

What I was thrilled to read was that more than two thirds of women aged between 40 and 50 give their sex lives a positive seven out of 10. Considering women reach their sexual peak in their early thirties and men before 25, I now feel as though there is hope in my future!

Not only do women still enjoy sex when they get older, about half surveyed had sex two or three times a week and 70% had it at least once a week.

Many of the women who answered the sex questionnaire said that they like sex more now as they know what they want and were much more confident in bed as well. Of course many said sex was better as with no children around there was less stress and far more privacy to have sex when and where they wanted it.

Some other interesting facts were 41% of women that were over 40 bought and used sex toys, and that more than a third of married women who answered the sex survey have had one or more affairs. I guess that sex getting better might now have meant with their husbands but with lovers or some well worn sex toys!

The sex survey also showed that a third saw their partners as more attractive now than when they first met but a quarter of them found younger men more alluring!

I guess confidence and experience, sometimes even a little cosmetic surgery is what makes some of the young guys into what women want!

Wealthy Men Do Have Better Sex Lives

An online survey conducted by the BBC of almost 30,000 people from 170 countries which was the largest survey of its kind, found that high earners of both genders boast an increased libido over their poorer colleagues. Here is the kicker though, only the wealthy men end up having more sex!

They claim that this is evidence for the theory that women tend to be more attracted to men with money and resources, but a woman’s wealth does not affect her sex appeal to men.

John Manning, professor of psychology at the University of Central Lancashire, who analyzed the results, stated ”Men accumulate resources, which they use to attract women”.

”When it comes to men with little by way of resources, women are just not interested in them at all. As a man’s earning power goes up, you would expect him to be having more sex and be with more sexual partners.”

According to Professor Manning Feminine charms were barely enhanced by income because men paid more attention to other qualities, such as looks. Now isn’t that sad!

David Buss, of the University of Texas conducted an analysis of 10,000 men and women from 37 different cultures and found a pattern to male and female preferences. Women were much more likely to favor a mate with a high income and social status, but these traits mattered little to men.

You just have to look at the personal ads to see that men seem to emphasize their income and status, but women are more likely to claim look good or have a slim figure.

Sex drive in both men and women is thought to be influenced by the infamous male hormone: testosterone, which is also associated with assertiveness. We know that high levels of testosterone have a tendency to make people more competitive, which often in the business world mean that they will make more money all the while independently increasing their libido.

Looks like this is just one more time when men win the battle of the sexes.

In the past few days I have posted a few stories that were not as sex toy related as one might expect, but I think they it is good for all of my readers to know this things so every once in a while expect to get a more scientific lesson on sex here!