US-based study Shows That Delaying In Sex Is Key To A Happy Marriage

According to a US-based study, married couples who had delayed sex while they were dating were more likely to communicate, enjoy sex and see their marriage as stable than those who had sex early less than a month into the relationship. We check in with the experts to find out whether there’s wisdom behind the evidence.

According to a recent study done at the Brigham Young University in Utah, US, married couples that delayed sex while dating, were more likely to have longer-lasting marriages, while couples who had sex the earliest — on the first date or within the first month of dating — had the worst relationship outcomes.

To quote study co-author Dean Busby, “What seems to happen is that if couples become sexual too early, this very rewarding area of the relationship overwhelms good decision-making and keeps couples in a relationship that might not be the best for them in the long-run.”

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