Delay Sex to Strengthen Marriage Study

AUTHOR: Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD



PUBLICATION NAME: Delay Sex To Strengthen Marriage : Study



DATE OF PUBLICATION: January, 5th 2011



SUMMARY: A study done by the Journal of Family Psychology found that couples who wait until exchanging their vows to have sex are “happier with the quality of sex” and also enjoy their “stable” marriage. The researchers studied 2,035 married couples on an online survey and called it “relate”. The results showed that the couples who waited until marriage to have sex rated it 15% high than couples who didn’t wait. They also rated 22% high on relationship stability, and were satisfied with their relationships 20% higher than usual. Dean Busby a professor at Brigham Young University explained the results saying it represented how greater satisfaction and sexual quality if they had waited because the extra time gave them a longer amount of time to learn about each other and develop the skills for a good relationship. The Church of Latter-Day saints has a strict a new regarding premarital sex and the results could have been biased. They also came to a conclusion that religious belief often plays a role for couples who choose to wait.

LINK:
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20110105/Delay-sex-to-strengthen-marriage-Study.aspx