Having an active sex life promotes happiness and well-being in the couple But how many times a week do you have to make love for a beneficial effect on the relationship? A recent study suggests that an increase in sexual frequency between couples has a positive effect… but to a limit.

Therefore, to maintain stability in the couple it is not necessary to have sex every day, that is, sex is important but more is not always better.

You are not happier about having more sex

Many agree that a happier couple is one that is more passionate and has sex several times a week, but past research had not yet concluded the amount of sex that was needed to have a more satisfying relationship.

How much sex do you need to be happy? How much more sex do you have that makes you a happier couple? This is what a group of researchers from the University of Toronto Mississauga in Canada came up with, and to try to prove if these hypotheses were correct, they used a sample of 30,000 people.

The researchers analyzed data from three studies

To extract the results, the researchers analyzed data from three studies.

In the first, the researchers analyzed data from a survey conducted in the United States, which was answered each year from 1989 to 2012 by subjects aged 18 to 89. The participants answered questions such as how often they made love per week (from one to four) or their perception of happiness.

In the second study, researchers conducted an online survey that was answered by 335 people, most of whom were heterosexual. Finally, they analyzed the results of a third study that lasted 14 years , also conducted by American couples.

The results of the study and its conclusions

Following the results of the study, the researchers concluded that for partners, sexual practice increases its benefits until one session per week is reached . From then on, happiness stops growing.

The new research has been published in The Journal Social Psychological and Personality Science , and Amy Muise, the research director, explains to the Huffington Post that: “In general it’s important to maintain the sexual connection with the romantic partner, but it’s important to have realistic expectations about sex life, considering that many couples are busy with work and responsibilities.

In addition, Muise concludes that “for couples with many occupations, job responsibilities and children to care for, the pressure to have sex as often as possible can be stressful. The expert, who has extensive experience in research on sexuality issues, also says, “Sex is good, but more sex is not better. Our research suggests that couples don’t need to have sex many times a week, but instead should work on other aspects of the relationship to maintain connection with their partner.

Sex is more important than money

Respondents also made it clear that sex was one of the priorities of the relationship even more so than money . Therefore, sex is associated with happiness more than money, since in the second study of the three that were carried out, the subjects were asked about their annual salary.

Regarding the degree of happiness of the couple, for those relationships that had sex less than once a week, compared to those that made love once a week, there was a greater difference in comparison, than between couples that charged between $15,000 and $25,000 and those that charged between $50,000 and $75,000 a year.

Finally, it is important to note that there were no significant differences between the age, sex or duration of the couple’s relationship . Nor did the research find a cause-and-effect relationship between the frequency of partner sex and satisfaction in the relationship, but simply a correlation between the two variables.