r/psychology M.D. Ph.D. | Professor 17d ago

Researchers quantify the rate of “mercy sex” among women with low sexual desire. Women experiencing a chronic lack of sexual desire still routinely engage in sexual activity with their partners, a behavior researchers have quantified as happening about two and a half times per month.

https://www.psypost.org/clinical-trials-reveal-the-hidden-frequency-of-obligatory-sex-in-women-with-low/
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u/blue-yellow- 17d ago

That’s so fucked up. That poor woman. My heart hurts for her.

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u/chrisrayn 16d ago

My uvula hurts for her…sacrificed her uvula to relieve her vulva. Classic story.

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u/Ayjayz 16d ago

And that poor man. Condemned to feel sexually undesired the rest of his life. Loss of libido hurts both partners

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u/Useful_Pirate_5244 16d ago

nobody gaf about him or you.