Are the French having less sex? A recent study by Ifop published on February 6, 2024 carried out for the Swedish sex toy brand Lelo shows that the rate of sexual activity has not never been so low... since 1970. Let's find out the main reasons.
Young people are better informed
Today, with the internet and social networks, we have various means at our disposal to make informed decisions and favor quality over quantity.
A generation freed from injunctions
Compared to the 1980s and 2000s, sex no longer represents the same thing... Today , young people are much more deconstructed about “ gender norms, and the different forms of injunctions that weigh on the body and the intimate ,” François Kraus, director of the Politics and Current Affairs division of Ifop, told Libération .
Women say NO more easily
It seems that there is a real increase in demand from young women. Leading to an increase in the average age at which people have their first time, young women are opting for a more considered approach before committing emotionally and sexually to a relationship.
Women are more autonomous
Financial independence would offer women greater sexual freedom within their relationship. With an increase in their income, Generation Z no longer feels obliged to make love, whereas previously it was a sort of “due” in the marriage contract within the couple’s economy.
Screens, enemies of sex
1 in 3 French people has already preferred to engage in a digital activity (watching a series, reading an article, playing video games, etc.) rather than having sex... Long live the virtual world?
Masturbation is the foot
More than 1 in 3 people have already avoided sexual intercourse because they knew that they would have more pleasure or more easily have pleasure by masturbating alone...
The dynamic has reversed
While men are becoming more and more conservative, women are gaining in emancipation . Resulting in an incompatibility in terms of sexual desire between the sexes. Women no longer hesitate to express their desires during a sexual relationship. The proof! There are 22,000 of you following us on Instagram and enjoying our totally uninhibited content addressing sexual taboos. (follow us on @bauboparis )
Discover the secret reasons why our subscribers have less sex
The ultra-anxious climate
It is well known: sexual desire is multi-factorial. In other words, libido can be affected by stress, lack of sleep, work... AND the news, which is more anxiety-provoking than ever! We agree that the current climate arouses more sadness and anger than envy and desire.
