The Malaysian Insider :: Features
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| Purple bedrooms make for more sex, survey says Posted: 08 Sep 2012 08:03 PM PDT  A survey of 2,000 British adults found that duvets and beige bedrooms are considered to be not sexy. — Reuters pic The survey of 2,000 British adults by retailer Littlewoods found that those with purple bedding or furniture had 3.49 "intimate encounters" per week. The least amorous colour in the survey was gray, averaging 1.8. "For years I have been telling British homeowners, a beige bedroom makes for a beige sex life," Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, homes style expert for Littlewoods, told The Daily Mail. "That's one thing I wouldn't want to wish on anyone." Bedding fabrics also made a difference, with silk sheets tallying up an average of 4.25 intimate encounters per week. Least sexy? Duvets, averaging 1.8 times a week. Other colours ideal for hotter sex included red (3.18), sky blue (3.14), pink (3.04), and black (2.99). Less sexy colours include green (1.89) and beige (1.97). In a 2011 survey of 26 countries by condom maker Durex, the US and UK were found to be near the bottom of the list in terms of frequent sex and sexual satisfaction. Meanwhile, Greece, Brazil, and Russia topped the survey. — AFP/Relaxnews |
| Want to boost your sex life? Get talking, study says Posted: 08 Sep 2012 06:28 PM PDT  A study has found that communication and the lack of it during sex can affect the quality of a couple's sex life. — AFP pic According to a new study, people who are comfortable with talking about sex are more sexually satisfied, particularly if they talk during the act itself. "Even if you just have a little bit of anxiety about the communication, that affects whether you're communicating or not, but it also directly affected their satisfaction," study researcher Elizabeth Babin told Live Science on September 5. To reach her findings, Babin recruited 207 people, 88 from undergraduate classes and 119 from online sites, to complete surveys about their sexual communication, both verbal and nonverbal, as well as their sexual satisfaction. Average age of the participants was 29. Findings revealed that feeling apprehensive in talking about sex can kill the joy of having it. "Unsurprisingly, less sexual communication apprehension and higher sexual self-esteem were both associated with more communication during sex," notes Live Science. Good news for shy folks: nonverbal cues may be a safer option, said Babin. "It could be perceived as being less threatening, so it might be easier to moan or to move in a certain way to communicate that I'm enjoying the sexual encounter than to say, 'Hey, this feels really good, I like that,'" she said. "That might seem too direct for some people." Sexual communication "is a skill," she added. "And we're not all well-trained in that skill." The study appears in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. In a separate study published last December, scientists have found that women whose male partners immediately turn over and sleep after sex are left feeling insecure and craving affection. Psychologists at the University of Michigan found cuddling and talking after sex is a crucial way for a couple to express their commitment to each other. — AFP/Relaxnews |
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