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She wonders, "If we have less sex, will we want it more?"

health.com — ...One study shows that men who ’ve spent time apart from their partners not only are more eager to get them in the sack, but find them more attractive, too. There’s also good news if you’re hoping to get pregnant after an extended run of sex-free days and nights: Your partner’s sperm count will be higher...

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  • riomx, on 02/12/2008, -14/+74As a guy who's had to wait almost two years because his fiancee said not until marriage, I say screw that. I sure as hell am not going to be playing waiting games after my wedding this summer.
    • UNL1M1T3D, on 02/12/2008, -3/+130*****. That.
    • snuffulupagus, on 02/12/2008, -46/+12I'm sure it's frustrating for you, but I dugg you down because it's HER decision and that's part of the deal. You should respect it instead of acting resentful about it.
      • darienphoenix, on 02/12/2008, -11/+46...or find a girlfriend who isn't a religious nut.
        • rspeed, on 02/12/2008, -12/+11I have an ex who isn't at all religious but wanted to wait for marriage. If he really loves her he'll wait. And not expect the sex to be any good at first.
          • darienphoenix, on 02/12/2008, -1/+12You can't marry someone without knowing if you're sexually compatible. That's called idiocy.
        • lava, on 02/12/2008, -6/+35If she really loves him she'll have sex with him.
        • aliengoods, on 02/12/2008, -4/+15A woman's virginity is like cheese. It DOES have a shelf life.
        • jgtg32a, on 02/12/2008, -1/+14My GF is giving me the same line and she hates religion.
        • aliengoods, on 02/12/2008, -2/+16@ jgtg32a

          Then she's using sex to control you. It's her relationship weapon and don't expect it to change if you give her a ring.
          • Kamill85, on 02/12/2008, -0/+8I couldn't agree more, if she's using sex as a trade card then I say: find another GF.
        • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -1/+8igtg32a,

          Then you gots to dump her. Just call her up, and say "Hey its been fun but I want to see other people, can we be friends?"

          Lol, do you know her best friend? I bet she balls you in a week after a move like that.
        • jgtg32a, on 02/12/2008, -0/+6I know I'm about a week from it.
      • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -7/+8Naw he should dump the bitch and go have fun with a girl who wants to have fun. Past is prelude and that means he is looking at a sexless marriage. Sure they will have a honeymoon for a couple of months, but then it is over.

        Shes not worth it dude!!! run!
      • Pake, on 02/12/2008, -0/+18It might be her decision, but it's been found that quite often bad sex leads to bad marriages (eventually divorcing). What's worse? Having sex a few times and finding out the sex is bad, causing a break up or waiting until after marriage to find out the sex is bad, causing marriage problems and leading to a pricey divorce?
        • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -5/+5Hmmm, you are young I can tell.... Because even when sex is bad, it is still pretty good. He is looking at a marriage with virtually no sex after the honey moon...
          • Pake, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4Bad sex might be pretty good, but there's still bad sex that comparable to sleeping with a 2 by 4.
          • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -0/+7Pake,

            If a guy is even mildly sensitive to his partners needs, the very worst sex is gonna be is a girl quietly laying there with her legs spread apart expecting the guy to do every last thing. She will then proceed to imagine that she is moaning and making noise.

            The next level down is the "cold fish". This is the girl who will have sex so the guy doesn't leave, but doesn't really want to. As a guy it is your responsibility to identify the cold fish and dump her immediately and viciously to make her hate men and get in touch with her inner lesbian and go have lesbian experiences until she realizes what she really wants is a big fat ***** stuffed up her ass.

            If after a two year (that is an issue here two frigging years "in love" with a person and no sex???) this girl is a cold fish. This guy is not the person to bring her around. He is too much of a mangina to change her. That is probably up to some big old hairy dyke somewhere to get her in touch with what it is she needs sexually.
        • tgc1, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3If the sex was bad why would you marry each other in the first place? I mean there's dumb, and just plain brain dead. Who wants to look forward to 60 years of terrible sex for the rest of their life. Might as well just stay single.
      • cowboy86, on 02/12/2008, -2/+8 A woman needs to realize that a man needs that the way a woman needs to be nurtured. A man needs that to be emotionally close with a woman on certain levels. He cannot reach those levels until then.
        • iNunchuk, on 02/12/2008, -2/+4Operating Thetan Levels? STFU you scientologist, I can't understand what you're saying.
        • Lazydriver, on 02/12/2008, -1/+1Lawl.
      • riomx, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Who's being resentful? We're both perfectly happy and it's a mutual decision. I've been in past relationships and have had plenty of experience. Those may have been fulfilling physically, but they don't compare in any way, shape or form to what I have with my fiancee, so I'm willing to make that compromise. I was just simply commenting: after the wedding, I'm not playing any waiting games.
    • teknic111, on 02/12/2008, -8/+54I hope your getting a lot of BJs.
    • greenlight2001, on 02/12/2008, -2/+66I think after going through that, you get anal. Yeah, definitely, you get anal.
      • UNL1M1T3D, on 02/12/2008, -4/+19***** after all that he deserves bajays after anal.
        • Syphon8, on 02/12/2008, -1/+30You don't go ass to mouth.
          • tHePeOPle, on 02/12/2008, -1/+13That's not what the internet tells me.
          • aliengoods, on 02/12/2008, -2/+18YOU don't go ass to mouth, but she can. Just don't kiss her afterwards.
          • notorious1, on 02/12/2008, -2/+18Sometimes in the heat of the moment, it's ok to go ass to mouth
          • MrMacMan, on 02/12/2008, -1/+5@tHePeOPle:
            The internet has also told me people eat eachother ***** and find that sexually appealing.
          • DrMonkeyLove, on 02/12/2008, -1/+3And that's why I love the Internet
        • duccodude, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4Best tangent ever!
      • 2000, on 02/12/2008, -1/+15Hell yeah he can get anal after the wedding.
        No matter how neat he wants the house she has to clean it.
    • HUKI365, on 02/12/2008, -25/+3You do realize that sex without consent is rape - even in marriage? Perhaps you should tell your fiance your views, becaus she may not want to bother if that's the way you feel.
      • sarixe, on 02/12/2008, -1/+3i don't imagine it'll be a situation where there will be little to no sex. but then who am i to comment, being 18 and single...
      • aliengoods, on 02/12/2008, -0/+13Yes, because he's obviously a rapist, you *****.
      • paradigmx, on 02/12/2008, -3/+4As far as I'm concerned, if you married me, the right to sex at any time is granted in writing.
      • positron, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2Not if you shout "Surprise!"
    • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -0/+122Hahahahah, if you think sex is gonna start after the wedding.... Lol...
      • brundlefly76, on 02/12/2008, -1/+1yeah you get married when you get older and sex isn't such a big deal anymore...
    • Lokishot, on 02/12/2008, -2/+73You gotta try a car before you buy it.
      • khellendros1984, on 02/12/2008, -20/+7The idea is to love the "car" enough that it doesn't matter if it's any good on the road.
        • CrazyChair, on 07/21/2008, -0/+23That's what everyone who ends up hating their car does.
        • paradigmx, on 02/12/2008, -0/+9ok, next time you want to buy a used car, don't bother test-driving it, spend a few hours talking to it, then sign the pink slip. Only then can you drive away with it and realise it needs about $2000 of work needed after you just put $2000 into buying it
        • tgc1, on 02/12/2008, -0/+7Seriously, what the hell are you smoking?
      • sarixe, on 02/12/2008, -4/+3he's marrying a car? horror!
        • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4Sounds like she has him helping plan the wedding....
        • DrMonkeyLove, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Yeah, right up the tailpipe! Nice!
      • Jones82, on 02/12/2008, -0/+5Kick the tires if you know what I mean
      • tacroy, on 02/12/2008, -2/+2Right, cause that worked so well for all the "There is no sex after marriage people." Doesn't it seem kind of stupid that the same people that tell you to "Test it out! You have to know before!" are the same people that arn't getting any after? Ever thought there might be a connection?
        When you treat sex like masturbation , expect to have it suck and to be weak after a while. It is supposed to be MUCH MORE than just a hole to screw.
        When the majority of people are unhappy, I'm going to start ignoring the majority.
    • IRoaChI, on 02/12/2008, -0/+77haha. she already has you by the balls.
      Dude. if she can make you wait 2 years, she will make you wait for weeks. you are totally screwed.
      • LoveWidescreen, on 02/12/2008, -2/+16...or not, as the case may be.
        • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -2/+14Oh no I disagree, she has him by the balls.
      • lazyfisherman, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1He is *****. And not in a good way.
    • BuryIt, on 02/12/2008, -3/+43I hope "she" isn't hiding a *****.
    • lava, on 02/12/2008, -2/+38WHY would you marry someone you haven't had sex with? She might suck (and not the good kind!)
      • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -2/+31I hope this guy bails on the wedding, cause his fiance is a cold fish. There is nothing magical that happens on the wedding night that makes her into a wanton vixon.
      • sarixe, on 02/12/2008, -13/+6maybe he actually possibly loves another person for something other than sex. nah.
        • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -1/+17Right because if she has not been swept away in the passion of the moment at this point, after a 2 frigging year courtship, it will magically happen on their wedding night...

          In a romance novel...

          However this is real life, and if she hasn't been overwhelmed by those feelings yet, its not gonna happen.
        • wendelgee2, on 02/12/2008, -1/+17And you can have fantastic relationships with people that you are totally incompatible with in bed. I've done it, it doesn't work. So...better figure it out now, cuz it's important.
        • djbon2112, on 02/12/2008, -0/+15Sex is the REASON for love in the first place (biologically speaking). If you're not sexually compatible, it's not going to last long. Either he's going to cheat or just leave. Better to cancel now than regret later.
        • ShadowMerchant, on 02/12/2008, -1/+3"maybe he actually possibly loves another person for something other than sex. nah."

          I love my wife for lots of things. The first four or five of those things are of a sexual nature, however, and if she tried to ration sex as a way to control me, I would no longer be in love with her. I need sex three or four times a week at least. This is not negotiable. Girls, if you can't accommodate your man's needs, don't get married or you will both be miserable.
      • Synchro, on 02/12/2008, -1/+1Maybe he is terrible. ya never know.
      • DrMonkeyLove, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1She might be a dude too. You gotta watch out for that...trust me!
      • RaiderWolf, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Exactly what I was thinking. You don't buy a car without test driving it. You don't buy a home without exploring it. Why should a life changing decision like this be any different?

        riomx is a total pussy!
    • kahrytan, on 02/12/2008, -22/+4If you dump her over something stupid like that, you dont deserve her in the first place. And should just give me her number.
      • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -2/+18Why is it stupid to dump someone for not meeting your expectations in the relationship??? You are putting the pussy on a pedestal man, gotta quit that *****.
      • Rikkochet, on 02/12/2008, -1/+11Are you like 14 years old and still swimming with romantic notions about men and women?!
      • djbon2112, on 02/12/2008, -0/+7The world doesn't work like that. The need for sexual compatibility is a fact; a marriage in this day in age will not last without it. If she's not willing to after 2 years and an engagement, and he is resentful of that, she is NOT the woman for him. Neither of them is necessarily in the wrong, but obviously their beliefs (religious or not) aren't compatible in this area.
      • darienphoenix, on 02/12/2008, -1/+3The vast majority of affairs are because the couple was not happy with their sex live. Sexual compatability is a must for any marriage - stop living in a dream world.
    • greenlight2001, on 02/12/2008, -2/+40Maybe she has a STD and wants to lock you in before she tells you?
    • tangential, on 02/12/2008, -3/+38Don't go through with this. If she's pulling this now, she'll find another excuse later. Then another. And another. In the end, you'll hate her and have wasted a good chunk of your life waiting for something that was never going to happen (or will happen for a month or two then dry up).

      If you have resentment now, before the marriage, how much worse is it going to get afterwards, when things aren't different?
      • lazyfisherman, on 02/12/2008, -2/+0But those two months will be really aWESOME!
    • mdavis, on 02/12/2008, -0/+38Forget the main article-this is the interesting conversation!
    • cdawzrd, on 02/12/2008, -0/+42Did we really all just try to break up this guy's engagement? Hell yeah!
      • tgc1, on 02/12/2008, -1/+1It's like trying to convince someone who's going to jump. DON'T DO IT!
      • aliengoods, on 02/12/2008, -0/+10We didn't destroy the engagement, just the fragile dream he called reality.
    • caffiend, on 02/12/2008, -6/+13Slip her a rufee. Remember, the first rule of marriage is that it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
    • tgc1, on 02/12/2008, -0/+36Dude just walk. I went through this same *****. Wasn't worth it. What a ***** waste of time. Specially when I could have been laid about 5 times during that same period. I am kicking myself as I type this. Dammit.
      • FatLoser, on 02/12/2008, -0/+8"Specially when I could have been laid about 5 times during that same period."

        Come on, good sir, you're among friends here. No need to exaggerate. 5 times in 2 years for a digger is like 5000 times in 4 days.
        • tgc1, on 02/12/2008, -0/+7In my particular case, there were about 5 other women I could have had some fun with. But I didn't 'cause I was "In love" and all that *****. God what a dumbass I was. Don't make the same mistake folks. If you choose not to believe that, that is indeed your choice. But remembering them, makes me just seethe at the mouth in anger at my own damned stupidity. Again, don't fall for the same mistake. You will most certainly regret it.

          Although, i'm not saying just go ahead and bang any chick that comes along either.
      • lazyfisherman, on 02/12/2008, -1/+7I hear ya. Lusted after one girl for years in college when I could have had like 10 others along the way. Lost them all. It's so stupid to become fixated on one person. And in my experience, once the girl knows she has you -- a la marriage or a serious sexual relationship -- that's the exact time at which she becomes less interested in you. No more challenge. So you're left wanting sex and you think you can finally get it on a regular basis but she's not all about that anymore. Yes, I know this is Digg and most people here never get laid..
    • Chordinator, on 02/12/2008, -7/+8If her reasons are religious you should respect that, not resenting her and feeling like you're being forced to wait. If you don't respect that about her, then dump her. It's not fair for either of you.

      But if her reasons aren't religious then you need to run like a chinaman when Godzilla's around. Guarantee she'll lie to you about taking birth control, pop out those kids she's always wanted and be finished for good with you and your penis.
    • tgc1, on 02/12/2008, -0/+12Ever wonder if maybe she's banging someone else?
      • gestet, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4Or that she's a lesbian in the closet?
    • MaTT2011, on 02/12/2008, -0/+27Oh boy.

      You are in for a HUGE surprise my friend. A huge, frustrating, surprise.

      Have fun with that.
    • badave, on 02/12/2008, -0/+20I would not do that ever. Sexual compatibility is the one thing I need to know about before I get married.
      • darienphoenix, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2Well, not THE one thing, but definitely one thing.
    • djbon2112, on 02/12/2008, -1/+14I agree with a lot of others here. Unless she's deeply religious, a 2 year courtship and now engagement without sex? Seriously, there's something wrong. At least after engagement, you should expect to see some HINT of sexual activity. What is hard to say, but have a frank conversation with her. You seem to be harboring resentment over it, and you're about to be married. Don't let that resentment spill over after she's got you in a marriage agreement!
      • djbon2112, on 02/12/2008, -0/+7(end to my comment)

        Tell her exactly how you're feeling about it. I'm no expert in the matter, but it won't get better for either of you unless you talk it out. If she's still adamant, and it matters a lot to you, call off the wedding. She's not right for you.
      • lazyfisherman, on 02/12/2008, -1/+0You want to marry a girl who loves to be with you and who just can't wait to ***** your brains out. In fact, she doesn't wait and she wants it over and over again BEFORE the wedding. Unless she's a virgin or hasn't been with a lot of guys and is still working issues out, something is wrong here.
    • bullox, on 02/12/2008, -0/+27Holy *****. I didn't realize that people still did that nowadays...
    • vikki77, on 02/12/2008, -7/+10If he's willing to wait, he must really love her, and no matter what anyone here says, he'll probably wait. Good for him for not conforming because a bunch of guys are bugging him.
      • DrMonkeyLove, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4I don't know what's worse, conforming because a bunch of guys are bugging him, or because ONE woman is bugging him.
        • vikki77, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1I guess it all depends on who he cares more about.
    • purple8, on 02/12/2008, -1/+12My ex wanted to wait until marriage, so we did. We ended up divorced later (not for any reason tied to sex) and all I could think about when we got divorced was, "Damn, what a waste, I could have been getting laid instead of being celibate for the year and half I dated him."

      So I'd really have to pretty in love with a guy to even consider waiting again, and even then. . .
      • likwidfuzion, on 02/12/2008, -1/+4He's gay.
      • phenolholic, on 02/12/2008, -1/+4you're my kinda woman. private message me, i'll take care of your problems.
        • Niomi, on 02/12/2008, -3/+3I hope this is satire, because hitting on a woman in a digg comment is really sleazy.
    • drjones78, on 02/12/2008, -1/+12How in gods name are you supposed to know you wanna marry a person without having sex first? Its a pretty big part of a relationship.
      • DrMonkeyLove, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3Heck! How are you supposed to know you want to date someone without having sex first? ...What? Have I been doing this wrong?
    • jobney76, on 02/12/2008, -1/+6Abstinence in humans is an abomination of nature.
      If you find out after you are married that you are still waiting for sex get an annulment. I can understand if she puts a once a day limit because of comfort issues but a once a week max. quota is too restrictive and should be a deal breaker. It leaves no room for spontaneity.
    • Kamill85, on 02/12/2008, -0/+9Women just love talking about their feelings and their needs, at the same time most of them don't rally care what WE need. Men need sex, our biology requires it, if we don't get it (real sex, masturbation, doesn't matter) we go nuts. Women who use it as a trade card are just cruel and surely do NOT love us as much as we might have hoped.
      • ShadowMerchant, on 02/12/2008, -0/+8hear hear. Women, listen to me: your man is getting an orgasm at least three times a week. If he tells you it's less, he is probably lying to your face. You can choose to be a part of it, or you can choose to put on the hair curlers and go to bed early while he looks at porn on the Internet.

        If you're not participating each time, it's YOUR selfish fault if the marriage or relationship breaks up.
        • purple8, on 02/12/2008, -1/+4Put a group of married girls together and they'll also complain about their husbands not "participating" and having to take care of things solo. So apparently all across America each night, women are "going to bed early" (not a bad euphemism, lol) and guys are looking at the internet. Everyone's going it alone. So sad.
    • passedoutghost, on 02/12/2008, -1/+8Sperm count higher? More like sperm count = 0. No sex leads to masturbation.
    • charlietuna, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1That first round on the honeymoon must have been brief!
  • khunkwai, on 02/12/2008, -3/+39I travel a fair bit throughout the year, anything from 3 days to 2 weeks and certainly when I come back I'm feeling a whole lot more ready for fun and my wife is looking more radiant than ever.
    • Chordinator, on 02/12/2008, -6/+18She's looking radiant because she got to spend plenty of quality time with the neighbor while you were away.
    • FatLoser, on 02/12/2008, -3/+11Maybe she looks radiant because she just had sex?
    • linagee, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3Haven't you ever played King's Quest? Fondness makes the heart grow yonder.
    • lazyfisherman, on 02/12/2008, -0/+11We are cruel here at Digg
  • msk275, on 02/12/2008, -2/+81It's all about the supply and demand.
    • cwshea, on 02/12/2008, -0/+10Prostitutes charge more when there aren't as many around.
    • parirami, on 02/12/2008, -4/+2Nope... its about perception of value. Supply & Demand is outdated.
      • ScottMitchell, on 02/12/2008, -2/+4Doesn't perception of value == demand?
    • Lust4Me, on 02/12/2008, -0/+19You mean Supplying Da Man
    • stackered, on 02/12/2008, -0/+9Please don't tell women this. Men always want sex, demand is constant.
      • billbillbilly, on 02/12/2008, -1/+2that is only partly true, some part of a man will always want sex, but at a point it becomes a wish that you wanted sex knowing that you will want it again in the future and it wont be around. but i wouldnt expect a digger to know much about that, hell ive only read about it
    • h4mx0r, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2economics in sex!
  • jbrown101st, on 02/12/2008, -1/+31Digg users should know the answer to that without reading this article...
  • CheapDigWannbe, on 02/12/2008, -2/+48The next step is "I think we should date other people, so we could see how truly good we are for one another..." And then you find her ***** your boss...
    • tangential, on 02/12/2008, -0/+10You sound like you're speaking from experience :) Please tell my you're not, or that you've moved on if you are.
    • rspeed, on 02/12/2008, -0/+26Hell, Lumbergh ***** her!
      • Exbzurg, on 02/12/2008, -2/+5*sexual groaning* "O and im going to need those tps reports" *awkward moaning continues*
    • valkyries, on 02/12/2008, -0/+5"I think we should date other people, so we could see how truly good we are for one another..." i find that to be total *****...
    • DeadElephant, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3She's helping you get that raise you wanted.
      • aliengoods, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3Yeah, but the point is, she's the one getting the raise.
  • Shady77, on 02/12/2008, -2/+9How do you get more than "all the time"?
  • Disillusion, on 02/12/2008, -5/+140Buried. Women don't need to know this.
  • JohnnyHotballs, on 02/12/2008, -2/+64i will alert my realdoll immediately.
  • Rhenthalin, on 02/12/2008, -6/+17Its true I ***** like a horse when i get home
    • greenlight2001, on 02/12/2008, -0/+60As an animal science major in undergrad, I have seen more than my fair share of horses going at it... so you're saying that you bite onto the back of your lady's neck, pump 3-5 times and then its over?
      • vsaint, on 02/12/2008, -0/+33...is that bad?
      • lordtyros, on 02/12/2008, -1/+11yes
      • caffiend, on 02/12/2008, -1/+21...or he mounts a dummy while a dude in a glove gives him the reach around.
        • aliengoods, on 02/12/2008, -1/+9Come on guys. We've all mounted a few dummies.
      • charlietuna, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1That's pretty much what I visualized for a guy who waits a year (or a month).
  • darkane, on 02/12/2008, -1/+52I find it amazing that people actually take the time to study this garbage. Humans find their favorite things more enjoyable after periods of time without them? That is shocking news! That's certainly not something we've known for thousands of years.
    • Hraes, on 02/12/2008, -0/+7THANK YOU. There have been way too many of these goddamn studies turning up on Digg, "studies" that I, at least, look at and just think "well, no ***** *****." And then I go through the comments looking for somebody else that also thought that--and everyone's just acting like it's a real story. I don't understand it. Looks like you and about thirty other people are thinking the same thing, though, so that's some comfort.
  • borez, on 02/12/2008, -1/+21Oprah on Digg
    • anmkevin, on 02/12/2008, -10/+0WHEN U R READING THIS DONT STOP OR SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN MY NAME IS SUMMER I AM 15 YEARS OLD i have BLONDE HAIR , SCARS no NOSE OR EARS I AM DEAD IF U DONT COPY THIS JUS LIKE FROM THE RING COPY N POST THIS ON 5 MORE SITES OR I WILL APPEAR ONE CREEPY NIGHT WEN UR NOT ExPECTING IT BY YOUR BED WITH A NIFE AND KILL U THIS IS NO JOKE SUMMET ING GOOD WILL HAPPEN TO U IF YOU POST THIS ON 5 MORE FLASH BOXES
      • passedoutghost, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3Nife? Let me guess, you'd come and kill me if you would, but can't read the directions to my house?
  • D3koy, on 02/12/2008, -1/+18Interesting study, we'll call it the "absence makes the heart grow fonder, the lady more attractive, and the testicles more productive theorem"....that just has such a nice ring to it
  • thinman1189, on 02/12/2008, -5/+32"There’s also good news if you’re hoping to get pregnant after an extended run of sex-free days and nights: Your partner’s sperm count will be higher"
    Why the hell would I want to have kids? I've been a kid, kids suck.
    • likeyehokwhatev, on 02/12/2008, -1/+4chores.
    • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -6/+4Its not your choice, its hers.
      • SomeDrunk, on 02/12/2008, -0/+8Funny, I thought children took two parents.
        • DrMonkeyLove, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2Yeah, but one of them is the mailman.
      • billbillbilly, on 02/12/2008, -0/+6***** that the guy has to pay for the kid
    • Lukesed, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2That is retard logic anyway, yeah you have a greater chance of concieving from that specific time but if you add together the chance of every night you waited your odds would be better.
      • diversionmary, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3besides, just because she isn't having sex with me, doesn't mean I'm not taking care of business several times a day.
    • FatLoser, on 02/12/2008, -1/+6Your sperm count only rises if you don't beat them out every night you don't have sex. So basically I low ball my sperm count.
  • neio, on 02/12/2008, -3/+26Digg user = greater sperm count?
    • D3koy, on 02/12/2008, -1/+27I gotta assume masturbation figures in there....so no dice
    • parirami, on 02/12/2008, -1/+2possible, but without experience, what will good sperm count do a virgin like you?
      just kidding.
  • UNL1M1T3D, on 02/12/2008, -1/+16I am going to disagree with the article. While absence does makes the heart grow fonder and the sex a little better, I wouldn't put off sex. With people having such busy schedules once you start putting off sex, it becomes less of a priority, which can hurt the relationship. Just have sex when you feel the need to and add a little spice when it's needed or when things are slowing down. Worked for me for 4 1/2 years.
  • digitallysick, on 02/12/2008, -1/+35I just got married 7 months ago, and my wife seems to only want to do it like once a week if that. For me, id be happy with at least every 3 days! (i don't think thats asking much) Its starting to kill our relationship , and i don't want to seem like an ***** but newly weds i would think it would be more often.
    • B1663r, on 02/12/2008, -4/+35Thats why you don't get married....
    • Blitzwing84, on 02/12/2008, -1/+39Once a week? You're still in the honeymoon phase buddy. Hate to break it to you, but it only gets worse...
      • paranoidfox, on 02/12/2008, -2/+6Actually, I think you stay in the honeymoon phase the longer the period between each time you have sex is. I think I read somewhere that the optimum time is once every 1-2 weeks to make it last a good 3 years. Not a pleasant thought but I can't find the article, anyone else know?
        • diversionmary, on 02/12/2008, -0/+5I'm @ once every 3 weeks on average. month+ is no rarity. it started @ several times a week, then once a week etc.
          • andregriffin, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Dude, looking at your website (intrigued by your name), I have just one question.... How many drugs do you do?
          • diversionmary, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Regularly? Nothing. My body generally has an adverse reaction to pot, though I'd say I smoke socially maybe 3 times/year or less. I've never done a hallucinogen.

            I tend to drink beer/scotch when I draw, but I spend an equal amount of time just drinking black tea.
      • ThugThrasher, on 02/12/2008, -5/+3Actually, as much as you might not believe it...people have sex MORE often after they get married.
        All the social research says this, but people still think that people have more sex before marriage.
        It does decline with age, but overall, more sex after marriage.
        This includes direct comparisons of people married and people living together.

        So go ahead and think what you like, but it's a proven fact.
        • triad203, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1A "proven fact" now is it? Please enlighten us by sharing your sources.
          • ThugThrasher, on 02/14/2008, -0/+0Okay, here's a well-respected source:
            The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices int he United States
            By: Edward O. Laumann; John H. Gagnon; Robert T. Michael; Stuart Michaels
            1994

            And here's a random website I found that cites it, since I'm not sure how easy it would be to find the text of the entire book online for you:
            http://marriage.rutgers.edu/Publications/pubmyths% ...


            And I was exposed to the Laumann study (and some other similar, but less comprehensive studies) during the course of earning my sociology degree. I was taught about it in 3 different classes, including a family problems class in which we spent 3 weeks on the advantages and disadvantages of marriage, as well as changes to the civil institution of marriage. Just in case you were curious as to where I encountered it.
    • ScottMitchell, on 02/12/2008, -2/+11I'm sure if you let her know you are posting these sorts of misgivings on a public Internet site, she'll see the folly of her ways and start getting busy. If you know what I mean.
      • digitallysick, on 02/12/2008, -0/+16Sorry, need public opinion, because i was starting to think i was the crazy one
    • andregriffin, on 02/12/2008, -1/+16Really now? You're complaining about once a week?
    • greenlight2001, on 02/12/2008, -0/+29The old adage is: Before you get married, put a quarter into a jar everytime you have sex... after you get married, take one out each time you have sex. You'll never empty the jar.
      • Jones82, on 02/12/2008, -1/+14And every time you masturbate, cry into the jar
    • rodbotic, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4it's time to learn the Values of a bottle of wine, my friend.

      take her on a winery tour. buy a couple bottles for home.
      make sure you have no friends with you!! or it will be opportunity lost.
      • FatLoser, on 02/12/2008, -1/+7"make sure you have no friends with you!! or it will be opportunity lost."

        I think you mean it will be an amazing opportunity
      • MorbenDK, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1mate rape?
    • chakan2, on 02/12/2008, -0/+0Now you know why divorces are so common.
  • thedrunkpirate, on 02/12/2008, -1/+13No ***** Sherlock
  • jsuther, on 02/12/2008, -4/+20Its also been studied that sperm count is also higher when a guy cheats. Which may happen if he ain't getting it at home often enough.
    • cowboy86, on 02/12/2008, -1/+16I don't know why they digg you down, it's true. If a woman doesn't give a man everything he wants in a relationship, both emotionally and physically, he looks elsewhere.
      • djbon2112, on 02/12/2008, -0/+7It's our nature. The male of the species is ALWAYS trying to spread his genes. To whom depends on who's around and receptive. If that isn't the wife, it's going to be someone else!
  • kingbinji, on 02/12/2008, -1/+11i think we can tag this under the "no duh" category
  • Wojzilla, on 02/12/2008, -1/+25Sure it might work in the short term, until the guy gets sick of her ***** and moves on
  • pimpofpixels, on 02/12/2008, -1/+9If this article were on paper I'd burn it.
    I feel like Scooter Libby, I want to hide the truth so much,
    I'm going to challenge this article's accuracy.
    • diversionmary, on 02/12/2008, -0/+8Why don't we just waterboard the ***** out of it till it confesses to being a big lying liar?
  • erfmufn, on 02/12/2008, -1/+13In other news, study shows world is not flat.
    • ScottyMcBaggs, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Yea no *****! What is with all these 'scientific' studies lately coordinated by Doctor Obvious?? Who pays these people? Seriously I'll take a hundred thousand dollar grant to investigate whether water is wet... I'll be conducting this study on the beaches of the Caribbean.
  • CrazyChair, on 07/21/2008, -0/+29WOW! Who would have thought that not having sex, increases your sex drive? Wish I could have put my own money into this important study. Coming up next, starving yourself increases your appetite!
  • sjbdallas, on 02/12/2008, -2/+4Bitch
  • hernam19, on 02/12/2008, -1/+11even if i dont have sex with a woman, my sperm count stays the same, why? its what men typically do when horny -- masturbate ; )
  • sn0w, on 02/12/2008, -0/+9Actually, although the sperm count increases, the quality goes down. Research show that if the sperm quality is low to begin with, it's not worth the trade-off.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7045550.stm
  • Quizboy, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4Is this news to anyone?
  • bashar2, on 02/12/2008, -2/+30This is the worst advice ever!!!! I'd rather have mediocre sex a few times a week than great sex once a month. You can tell a woman wrote this advice.
  • spider418, on 02/12/2008, -0/+13That's what I keep telling my wife. If we do it two three times a day the sperm count will be too low and we can save a $hitload on birth control! Of coarse she always comes back with a number of suggestions how I can keep it low by myself. :(
  • helipilot, on 02/12/2008, -1/+8I am going to quote Stephen Colbert, "Women don't use sex as a weapon. It is a hungry dog that roots through the trash."
  • socokoolaid, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2common sense
  • EmperorFoo, on 02/12/2008, -9/+2Ya know, I know Digg is usually pretty not interested in religious attitudes, but in observant Judaism, the husband and wife can't 'touch' each other for ~2 weeks from the onset of menstruation. I am not up on the laws, since I am not married, but one of the major benefits is that the relationship has to be built up on foundations other than physical attractiveness and sex. This has been the rule at least in that world for ~3500 years. So kinda cool to see another study that shows that it can certainly help.
    • b1kerguy, on 02/12/2008, -4/+3abstinence before marriage also causes the relationship to be built on foundations other than sex (this is the one i chose) (yes diggers, i am a guy who chose abstinence)
      • Shouden, on 02/12/2008, -0/+5No one chooses abstinence. Abstinence chooses you.
    • EmperorFoo, on 02/12/2008, -2/+0Also funny to see that I got digg-ed down, I guess on a matter of principle.
  • RationalXubrnce, on 02/12/2008, -0/+10 Anyone with a ballbag could have told you this. Seriously, did anyone not know that guys get hornier and have more sperm after not having orgasms?
  • cjs119545, on 02/12/2008, -2/+6No, He will CHEAT on her!
  • jsin1276, on 02/12/2008, -0/+4Women should realize that if we spend some time away from each other (especially married or living together couples) that we will be more ecstatic to see them and be all over them like when we first met them and trying to "win" them over. Though it is hard for women to realize that I hope that the ones that do read the article will get a clue that we only like to be away so that we can miss you and love you even more so as sometimes we just need to be away for us to realize it.
  • birdly, on 02/12/2008, -1/+6He wonders, "If we have less sex, and she keeps wearing those tight white tops, will my balls explode?"
  • stackered, on 02/12/2008, -2/+7Wow. DDoS health.com quickly, before the women see this.
  • tgc1, on 02/12/2008, -3/+7This is the dumbest ***** article i've ever seen. Blue Balls FTL. Dude should just bang his secretary.
  • olbap, on 02/12/2008, -1/+9As the great Bill Mahr says, "Men are only as loyal as their options." So, basically, hold out for too long and he'll go sniffing someone else's crotch!
  • NightVortez, on 02/12/2008, -1/+9Men hate cockteases just as much as sluts.
    • triad203, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1"Men hate cockteases just as much as sluts." Seriously? There are guys that hate sluts? Really? Guys above the age of 12?

      A slut is a woman who will have sex with anyone, a bitch is one who will have sex with everyone but you.
  • Ellipsys, on 02/12/2008, -0/+7There was another study that seems a bit more credible (based on hormonal measuring methodology) that suggests there is actually a significant difference here - the conclusion states that the more sex women have, the more they want it. Absence, especially for women, may move sex down the priority list, while more frequent sex will have them desiring it even more frequently. This is seen as the inverse of men. Not a "perfect" study, but in this field nothing is. However, its interesting to note. Oh, and for a man's sperm count to amass peak levels of both quality and quantity, only a few days (2-3) break is needed, not a week or more. Every other day is even suggested by many urologists.
  • LoveWidescreen, on 02/12/2008, -1/+11My one brother-in-law is a higher-up (REALLY higher-up) in an international technology firm. So, he has to travel all over the world. Most of the time, he is not allowed to tell my sister where he is going. Instead, he leaves the information in a sealed envelope and tells her that if there's an airplane crash from a certain airline she can open the envelope for his flight info to verify is it is or isn't his flight.

    She always said that the problem isn't that he keeps going away, but that he keeps coming home. Why is that a problem?

    Six daughters.

    Almost all of them can be attributed to her getting pregnant right after he got home from an extended trip.

    Let me see .... nope. My sister didn't write this article, but she sure as hell can validate it!
    • Testiculese, on 02/12/2008, -1/+2Vasectomy....easy solution
    • diversionmary, on 02/12/2008, -1/+2someone who is a higher-higher-up at an international technology firm couldn't figure out birth control?
  • mcduckov, on 02/12/2008, -0/+7The best sexual relationship I ever had was with a woman that I only saw on the weekends. On rare occasion we'd miss a weekend and by that second weekend I was practically bursting.
  • jimmiss, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Lies. All Lies.
  • apostre, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1She has been my pork sword for the past 2 years, but said something about later this summer we would have to 'reschedule our days'? Odd.
    g
  • meed, on 02/12/2008, -1/+3Sure not putting out for you signifigant other is a sure way to make his sex life better, accept it will be his sex life with a mistress. Who the hell thinks up this crap?
  • chaos7, on 02/12/2008, -0/+3these comments are great
    • cmart332, on 02/12/2008, -0/+2the article was not interesting. the comments were priceless
  • gotamd, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1This sounds like an awful idea to me.
  • gotamd, on 02/12/2008, -0/+5By the way, why is the picture of a dissatisfied woman and a sleeping man? This article seems to be advocating something that would lead to the reverse situation.
  • jimrooney, on 02/12/2008, -1/+3Careful with that...
    absence makes the heart grow fonder... of someone else
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