TV In Bedroom Halves Couples' Sex, Study Finds

Why should this be? There are plenty of TV shows that actually encourage a healthy, vigorous sex life. Like Oz. I like to "role-play"* that show, and have my girlfriend walk into the bedroom in handcuffs while I scream "Fresh fish!" and throw burning toilet-paper rolls and human waste at her. It's hot.

Anyway:

study by an Italian sexologist has found that couples who have a TV set in their bedroom have sex half as often as those who don't.

"If there's no television in the bedroom, the frequency (of sexual intercourse) doubles," said Serenella Salomoni whose team of psychologists questioned 523 Italian couples to see what effect television had on their sex lives.

Bear in mind, of course, that they're watching Italian TV, which is either porn (thus releiving the need for sex) or Baywatch (which you can't follow unless you're paying close attention).

* Note I said "role-play," not roll-play. Although, seriously, mixing D&D in with sex is pretty hot too. d20's can easily be adapted for use as "marital aids," and it's always fun to ask someone to make their saving throw versus arousal.

posted by Ace at 03:03 PM

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