A strong libido and bored by monogamy: the truth about women and sex

When a heterosexual couple marries, who ’s likely to get bored of sex first? The answer might surprise you…What do you know about female sexuality? Whatever it is, chances are, saysWednesday Martin, it ’s all wrong. “Most of what we’ve been taught by science about female sexuality is untrue,” she says. “Starting with two basic assertions: that men have a stronger libido than women, and that men struggle with monogamy more than women do.”Martin pulls no punches. Her bestselling memoirPrimates of Park Avenue cast her as an anthropologist observing the habits of her Upper East Side neighbours. She claimed among other shockers that privileged stay-at-home mothers were sometimes given a financial “wife bonus” based on their domestic and social performance. The book caused a furore, and is currently being developed as a TV series, with Martin as exec producer. Her new book, out this week, should be equally provocative. EntitledUntrue, it questions much that we thought we knew about women ’s sexuality.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Joanna Moorhead Tags: Sex Marriage Life and style Psychology Science Health & wellbeing Family Source Type: news