A third of Swedish married couples have sex in front of children
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Scandinavian emancipation in matters of sex was opened with a new, surprising side. As the survey showed, a third of Swedish mothers are not only not embarrassed by the presence of sleeping children during sex with their husbands or partners, but also take offspring in the same bed.
Most couples know firsthand about the problem of finding time for intimate pleasures when small children appear in the house. Toddlers try to put them to bed early, they are sent to grandparents, they are sent for walks with nannies. The situation is further aggravated if the parents take the children to sleep with them.
In Sweden, such difficulties, apparently, does not exist. About a third of couples in this country are quietly having sex, even if their child is in the same bed. Three out of every ten Swedish mothers do not see anything shameful at all. The main thing is that the baby sleeps and does not distract the father and mother.
By the way, a parallel study conducted in the US showed that 59% of American parents regularly have sex in the same room with sleeping babies. True, the researchers did not specify exactly where the children rest - in a separate bed or on a matrimonial bed. 48% of young mothers from Sweden go for 1-2 intimate contacts a week shortly after birth, and 4% of energy is enough for daily sex.
At the same time, many moms have sexual fantasies. 25% of respondents said that they fantasize about other men, and not about husbands, and 10% of fantasies go to business and are solved for treason. "I want new positions, new places for sex," one of the participants of the poll admitted, "I hate when my husband wants to do everything in a quick way."
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