Millions of women are sexually unsatisfied
An online survey conducted in June by Zestra, a new UK company dedicated to improving the sex lives of women, has discovered there's not a moment to lose. Seems that, despite media reports of enlightened attitudes, advanced knowledge, and sexual empowerment, British women just aren't having any fun.
In particular, 1 in 10 women is having sex when she doesn’t want it, and nearly as many regularly fake orgasm. For younger women (16 to 24 years old), it's even harder to say no; twice as many report having sex when they don’t want it, and 18 percent fake orgasm.
Maybe it's not surprising then that 16 percent find it difficult to get aroused. It has nothing to do with youth, either. Even if their partner is attractive, nearly a quarter (24 percent) of women 16 to 24, and almost as many 25 to 34 (20 percent), have trouble getting excited about it.
In fact, nearly half of all the women (45 percent) "rarely" or "never" initiate sex, and half of those over 55 rarely or never have it at all.
What that comes down to is that 5% of women (twice as many in Scotland) see sex as a "household chore."
How do the men respond? If their partner withheld sex for 6 months, 26 percent would consider an affair. One in 10 would consider separation. Only 20 percent would consider buying an arousal remedy, and a mere 15 percent would seek couples therapy.
Evidently what we have here is a communication problem. Both sexes (at least, 92 percent of them) say that sex is wonderful, that it should be enjoyed by men and women (presumably with each other) and that it's an indication of a healthy relationship.
In the meantime, more than a third of all women (36 percent—in the UK, that would be 7 million) would like to enjoy sex more than they do. To that end, 63 percent would buy an arousal oil to help themselves along. And, last year alone, women bought nearly a million vibrators.
More power to 'em!