April 1st, 2017 | Updated on February 28th, 2024
Let’s talk about “Sexual Afterglow,” which lasts for up to 48 hours after sex. A new study published in the Journal Psychological Science has quantified this feeling, which explored how long sexual satisfaction would remain elevated following sex and predicted that stronger.
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Results of the study showed that sexual satisfaction remained elevated approximately 48 hr after sex, and spouses experiencing a stronger afterglow reported higher levels of marital satisfaction both at baseline and over time.
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And participants who experienced more intense sexual afterglow were happier in their marriages both at the beginning of these studies and four to six months on — bolstering the researchers’ hypothesis that sex continues to boosts pair-bonding in between sessions and is correlated with relationship happiness over time.
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