Sex lives improve when men do their share of chores, study reveals

"Researchers have found a strong link between the division of household chores and a woman's libido. They discovered that women experience higher sex drives when housework is divided evenly. But when they shoulder most of the load - including washing the dishes, making beds, taking out the rubbish and doing laundry - they reported lower levels of passion. However, this was only true for women who expected equality in relationships."

"'When women endorsed less benevolent sexism - in line with wanting an equitable partnership - and were evenly splitting household chores with their man partner, they reported the highest sexual desire for their partner,' study author Alexandra Liepmann, from the University of Colorado Boulder, told PsyPost. 'But, when women who want an equitable partnership were doing more household chores than their man partner, they reported the lowest sexual desire for their partner.'"

"The study, published in The Journal of Sex Research, analysed two previous investigations involving nearly 1,000 people. The first followed 163 couples living together during the Covid pandemic, while the other surveyed 617 people in heterosexual relationships after the pandemic. Across both studies, on average, women reported doing more domestic labour than men. They also reported lower levels of sexual desire."

"The link between libido and household chores, however, relied on what the women believed relationships should look like. Those who reported wanting a more equal partnership reported the highest levels of sexual desire when housework was divided evenly. Among those who ended up doing more than their fair share, desire fell substantially. This was especially true for women who were mainly re"

Women’s libido is linked to how household chores are divided. Higher sexual desire is reported when housework is shared evenly between partners. Lower sexual desire is reported when women do most of the domestic work, including washing dishes, making beds, taking out rubbish, and doing laundry. The relationship between chores and desire depends on expectations about gender roles. For women who endorse equitable partnership ideals, uneven chore division corresponds to reduced sexual desire. For women with more traditional gender-role attitudes, the link weakens and can reverse. Data from two studies involving nearly 1,000 people show women often do more domestic labour and report lower sexual desire on average.

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