There's a serious lack of heat between the sheets.
The number of American adults reporting that they have not had sex in the past year hit a record high in 2018, data shows.
The alarming new trend was made public by the Washington Post, which shows that 23 per cent of adults, or nearly 1 in 4, said they had not had sex in the past year.
A large number of them were “20-something men,” Fox News reports.
The analysis found that since 2008, the percentage of men under 30 reporting no sex had nearly tripled to 28 per cent, compared with an 8 per cent increase reported by women in the same age bracket.
The chart that reveals disturbing sex trend. Picture: Washington Post Source: Twitter18 per cent of women between the ages of 18 and 30 reported no sex in the past year.
“There are more people in their twenties who don’t have a live-in partner,” Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, explained to the Post. “So under those circumstances, I think less sex is going to happen.”
Prof Twenge pointed out that the difference between the number of 20-something men and women reporting sexlessness could potentially be attributed to a decline in the number of young men in the labour force.
While the finding that young men are more likely to live with their parents than young women is also a factor, Twenge said.
“When you’re living at home it’s probably harder to bring sexual partners into your bedroom.”
And, there are “more things to do at 10 o’clock at night than there were 20 years ago,” she said.
“Streaming video, social media, console games, everything else.”
