!Japan and platonic love... How to continue married life in love and harmony without sex in Japan
A survey conducted among couples in Japan showed a trend towards a lack of sexual activity in married life. The survey shows that a large percentage of couples, 68.2%, tend not to have sex or are very close to not having sex. The survey also suggests this trend increases with age, as the number of couples who do not have sex altogether increases as they age.
The results of a study conducted by Raison d'Etre, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, of 4,000 married people in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s (the study includes 500 men and women for each age group) show that 43.9% of married participants live a “sexless” marital life. , while 24.3% lived a married life “almost without sex,” making a total of 68.2% of married couples tend not to have sex with their partners.
This trend is due to multiple factors, including the pressures of daily life, social transformations, and challenges in marital relationships. Some point out that there are shifts in lifestyles and thinking about sexual relations in Japanese society. This development could open the door to further studies and discussion about the effects of these changes on marital life and public health in Japanese society.
In many societies around the world, changes in marital lifestyles and sexual relations are observed. A comprehensive understanding of these phenomena is important, and requires consideration of social, cultural, psychological and economic factors. Modern circumstances such as work, daily obligations and changes in opinions in society are factors that may affect the lives of couples.
By gender and age, 51.0% of married women in their 20s are sexless or almost sexless, and this percentage jumps to 67.8% among women in their 30s. The percentage also doubles from 16.4% for women in their 20s to 39.2% for women in their 30s whose marriages are completely sex-free.
For men, the proportion whose married life is sexless or almost sexless rises from 53.4% among those in their 20s to 71.4% among those in their 30s. The percentage of men in these age groups who live a married life completely without sex jumps from 25.2% to 41.8%.
When asked about their marital status, 66.0% of couples who had sex described their relationship as either “good” or “fairly good,” compared to 57.2% among couples who tended not to have sex. Although the percentage was slightly lower for couples who were not having sex, it was still relatively high, at about 60%.
Sex is often described as the highest expression of love, but it seems that even if couples are in a sexless relationship, they can get along well with each other.
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