Couples Who Have TV In The Bedroom Only Having Half The Sex

[matcom]

<snip>

THINKING of buying a TV for the bedroom? Think again - it could ruin your sex life.

A study by an Italian sexologist has found that couples who have a TV set in their bedroom have sex half as often as those who don't.
"If there's no television in the bedroom, the frequency (of sexual intercourse) doubles," said Serenella Salomoni whose team of psychologists questioned 523 Italian couples to see what effect television had on their sex lives.

On average, Italians who live without TV in the bedroom have sex twice a week, or eight times a month. This drops to an average of four times a month for those with a TV, the study found.

For the over-50s the effect is even more marked, with the average of seven couplings a month falling to just 1.5 times.

The study found certain programmes are far more likely to impede passion than others. Violent films will put a stop to sexual relations for half of all couples, while reality shows stem passion for a third of couples.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17848260-13762,00.html

[Clintmax]

1. Away goes the TV for me!

:rofl:
I had no idea it was THAT. :rofl:

[Deja Q]

2. How does that work for single people?

:spray:

[edbermac]

3. Actually, I object to sex on television...

I keep falling off...:rofl:

[SlavesandBulldozers]

19. haaa!

:spray:

[Ellen Forradalom]

4. B.S.

We had more sex when the TV was in the bedroom. We spent more time together.

[flvegan]

5. How can I become a sexologist? Sounds like

a line of work I could really get into.

[LeftyMom]

21. Dispassionate observation.

:boring:

[northzax]

22. research, research, research.

practical reasearch is much better.

[LeftyMom]

27. Oddly enough, I like your idea better

even if there's no career in it, it sure sounds fun. :D

[Midlodemocrat]

6. We have one in the bedroom.

and the kitchen and the sunroom and the family room and the office and the, well you get the picture.


And, we have three kids. :shrug:

[fight4my3sons]

8. We do too!

TV in every room & three kids :-)

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

9. I have one in the bathroom.

TOP THAT!! :evilgrin:

[Midlodemocrat]

11. (so do I, but I was too embarassed to post that)

[Skittles]

26. LOL

that could mean......three times :D

[Ivan Sputnik]

7. I guess people think TV is better than sex

I mostly gave up on TV a while back, but maybe I should tune in again.

[Coventina]

10. I agree completely! I think couples end up watching the "boob tube"

instead of paying attention to each other.

I would say it is definitely true for DH and I.

[Shine]

12. LOL! So THAT explains it.

heheh. Actually, we do have a TV in our bedroom, but we NEVER watch it and it's covered. Basically, it just collects dust.

That said, hell, I wish I was having sex twice a week!! Jeez, with two kids, there's a lot more than just TV to "impede passion." :eyes:

:hi: matcom!

[RetroLounge]

13. What if you have a DVD player hooked up to it

and good porn...

:shrug:

RL

[mongo]

15. That was my thought

We have to preview movies for the store at least once a week. So in our case, TV leads to sex.

[WindRavenX]

14. 1.5 times

How does that work...?

[mikeytherat]

17. I was wondering that, too! What constitutes a sexual ".5" ?

All I can think is it must be like some of George Carlin's "numbers other than 69", as in "A 68: You do me, and I owe you one."

Actually, what the ".5" is could be a thread in and of itself. Hmmm...

mikey_the_rat

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. 1/2 of the people is sleeping?

:shrug:

[bicentennial_baby]

16. nope

at least not in my experience. :)

maybe Italian tv is just better and more intersting :shrug:

[LeftyMom]

18. I don't get some people's priorities

There is *nothing* on TV worth skipping sex over.

[LaraMN]

20. What if they use the tv for viewing "instructional videos?"

:dilemma:

[Skittles]

24. I've never had a TV in my bedroom

:D

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. Me either. Maybe that's why I'm tired...all the time.

:o

[Beall]

28. I saw that on the news

this morning. Very interesting, note to self, remove TV in my room!

[HughBeaumont]

29. I have no fucking TV and I'm married. What's MY problem?

Oh wait, I think I answered my own question with the second part.

[Ariana Celeste]

30. We have a tv, and a game pc.

Can't say it hurts anything, we have low sex drives as it is. If we want it nothing stops us. ;)

We have to have the tv and pc though. We play video games and our room is just more comfortable. These days, I have to get my final fantasy fix.

[Aristus]

31. My wife and I have NEVER had a TV in our bedroom.

:evilgrin:

Sure as Hell don't plan on having one in there after this. B-)

[Rowdyboy]

32. If they had a nice collection of quality "adult" videos, they might change

their habits. Guess it all depends on what you're watching....