Is the Economy Good Your Sex Life? Or Bad? (People, Make Up Your Minds!)
Yahoo! Shine's Erin Flaherty is reporting that the recession is good for your sex life. Dr. Gail Saltz is reporting on her iVillage blog that the recession is bad for your sex life.*
You do the math.
Erin references the media:
"Apparently, gay-hookup website Manhunt saw its biggest numbers ever on the day of the Dow crash. Gawker, referred to it as 'depression sex' in a post called 'Just Got Laid Off, Now Looking to Get Laid,' and Nerve published an article about why the downturn has certain romantic upsides called '10 Reasons the Recession Will Rock Your Love Life'
Gail references her patients:
"I am hearing from quite a few men who are not only worried about their finances but--to add insult to injury--are also having difficulty maintaining an erection. It's bad enough to feel like you've failed in providing for your family, and it is awful to feel like a failure in bed on top of that. Sadly, many couples are simply not putting two and two together. They think it's a separate problem that is causing the impotence. So couples are wondering: 'Is our relationship in trouble? Is he no longer attracted to me?'"
If you're having more/better sex these days, is it because of the economy? Or just a coincidence? What if you're having less/worse sex?
Who's right? Share your thoughts below.
Plus: Recession-proof your marriage.
*For the record, she initially titled her post "The Economy Isn't the Only Thing Going Down." Out-of-character? Yes. Funny? Yes. But we were asked to change it to the more innocuous "How the Economy Affects Your Libido."
I do believe the economy is having an impact on these relationships. I have talked to several women who are having trouble with intimacy in their marriage. It seems like the man of the house with the responsibility of working and bringing home the income and trying to be the backbone of the family is struggling with his own ego and stressed about where the economy is going. This leads to is mood when he's home. He is not in the "mood" to have sex. It makes it hard and makes it stressful on your relationship because you feel you are putting more stress on him to keep you happy at home. This recession will lead to more affairs and hopefully families will not be broken by them.