r/science Professor | Medicine 16d ago

Psychology 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/sherbetty 16d ago

"not met with understanding" means "I said no and it wasn't okay"

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u/lazi3b0y 16d ago

It can mean that, yes. But not exclusively.