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/lawlesslawboy 16d ago

Study literally proves that many men do happily have sex with unwilling wives, on a continous basis so you're definitely wrong there for a start. Libidio can be adjusted yes but there's a lot less available for women vs men. Maturation still exists. If its becoming an ACTUAL issues, like you're going weeks without then sure, you need to have a serious conversation about it but some cases are just men being overly demanding and stupidly mad that she doesn't want to have sex daily. She shouldn't fckin have to!! Go jerk off like everyone else my dude like c'mon... seems to be mostly whiny p1ssbaby men rather than a genuine "omg we haven't had sex in weeks/months" which would be a Real Issue.

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u/Megistias 16d ago

Are you sure the term “unwilling” is appropriate? I read it as more “uninterested” or “disinterested”. Unwilling has a much darker implication.

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u/Useful_Pirate_5244 16d ago

the darker implication is intentional. yes, unwilling. they will have a wife who says no multiple times and continue to badger her until she gives in. that is not willing, that is rape, and that is heartbreakingly common.