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January 16, 2006

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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Although, seriously, mixing D&D in with sex is pretty hot too.

Gives a whole new meaning to "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!"

Posted by: JFH on January 16, 2006 03:08 PM

Which came first, the television or the sex slowdown? Was the television put in the bedroom because the sex had tapered off? That would be my guess.

Or am I being too obvious? Probably.

Posted by: cranky-d on January 16, 2006 03:10 PM

The authors of this study should be more clear that they are talking about unmarried couples.

If they were married, they would know that married people don't have sex.

Posted by: adolfo velasquez on January 16, 2006 03:11 PM

If they were married, they would know that married people don't have sex.................

with each other

Posted by: on January 16, 2006 03:21 PM

By "role-play" do you mean that Allah plays the role of your "girlfriend"?

Posted by: someone on January 16, 2006 03:22 PM

Ace, you are missing the true gem in this story. Two words.

Italian Sexologist.

Posted by: Sortelli on January 16, 2006 03:50 PM

I knew there was a reason I didn't have a tv in my bedroom. But, I will be buying tvs to put into my pre-teens room (as a preemptive action, of course.)

Posted by: carin on January 16, 2006 03:59 PM

Could it be that the study has fallen victim to the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy? It could be that couples who don't like to have sex put a TV in the bedroom to smooth over the awkwardness until they are sleepy enough to lose consciousness. TV was practically invented to allow people who hate each other survive in small spaces. The Thanksgiving football game is a tradition not because it's ever any good, but because it allows an extended family of people who hate one another to get together for the whole day without throwing turkey legs and ambrosia salad at each other.

Posted by: caspera on January 16, 2006 04:35 PM

I know the article says "TV's", but are you sure they did not mean "hidden hi-res video cameras activated by covert motion detectors with full spectrum backlighting and 3 channel audio"?

Talk about a bad investment.

Posted by: Rob Lowe on January 16, 2006 05:03 PM

My wifes DC is like 25, and I don't have that high of a Charisma modifier.

Posted by: Alpha Sierra Whiskey on January 16, 2006 06:02 PM

that's, like, lvl 99 sexy.

Posted by: catbat on January 16, 2006 08:23 PM

heh. You said, "bear in mind." Still got Angsty Andy on your mind?

Posted by: Joan of Argghh! on January 16, 2006 08:49 PM

Ace--you are SUCH a geek

Posted by: on January 16, 2006 11:29 PM

I was really disappointed by that show Oz. It's nothing at all like the books. There's no Scarecrow, no Princess Ozma, no flying monkeys... the episode I saw had a really hairy guy who I thought might be the Cowardly Lion, but then he got raped.

They've really strayed from L. Frank Baum's original vision. Stinkin' Hollywood.

Posted by: Nucular Nate on January 19, 2006 01:13 PM