Four out of ten women in South Yorkshire want sex more than their partner, survey reveals
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It found that 43% of women said they had a higher sex drive than their male lover and they found this frustrating.
There was little difference between the sexes with 42% of men saying they wanted sex more than their wife or girlfriend.
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Hide AdThe results challenge the age-old stereotype that it is always men who want more sex in a relationship.
Three-quarters of couples (72%) have been in a relationship with mismatched libidos.
Of these, two-thirds (62%) said that the different sex drives had been a factor in their eventual split.
The findings come from a new survey by IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s leading dating site for married people.
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Hide AdIt found that mismatched libidos were a factor in 52% of affairs.
Half of women who cheat (54%) and a similar number of men (56%) said they strayed because they wanted more sex than their regular partner.
Six out of ten women (62%) and 59% of men said that mismatched libidos was a ‘red flag’ which would spark immediate concern as to whether a new relationship would last.
Three-quarters of women with higher sex drives (74%) have discussed this with their partner and tried to sort out the issue.
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Hide AdOnly 57% of highly sexed men in the same situation have done the same.
IllicitEncounters.com spokeswoman Jessica Leoni said: “Couples with mismatched libidos are doomed - the partner with the higher sex drive will invariably end up cheating.
“There has been a long-held stereotype that it always men who want more sex than their female partners - that is rubbish.
“This new research shows that women are becoming more open about what they in the bedroom and that is a good thing.”
More than 10,000 new people have signed up to start affairs with IllicitEncounters.com since the start of the year.
Women can join for free while men pay a monthly subscription.