Do you like cuddles?

A study conducted by researchers at the Kinsey Institute and published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behaviour in 2012 debunked every belief about what’s important to couples in long-term relationships.

In fact, the study indicated a reversal in perceived roles and behaviours, finding that as relationships advance, women are the ones more interested in sex, while their men prefer to cuddle.

The study, titled ‘Sexual Satisfaction and Relationship Happiness in Midlife and Older Couples in Five Countries’ was said to be the first to examine sexual and relationship parameters of middle-aged and older couples in committed relationships of one to 51 years duration.

Research was conducted in Brazil, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United States, targeting 200 men aged 40-70 and their female partners in each country, with 1,009 couples in the final sample.

It found that for men, relationship satisfaction “depended on health, physical intimacy, and sexual functioning, while in women, only sexual functioning predicted relationship satisfaction.

The result of the research baffled many – why would men like to cuddle while women prefer sex? Is this true for Jamaican couples? It’s often, in fact, the reversal, as the people below share:

Trace:

I enjoy being cuddled after sex and rightfully so. It is romantic but everytime my man and I do it, he sleeps in seconds. It causes arguments because I will wake him up and he will be annoyed

Ryan:

It is really annoying that after release a woman wants to nag you about cuddling. I think they watch too many movies. When a man is tired, he’s just tired and wants rest.

Serena:

I think men are not romantic anymore. They just want release and then they’ll roll over.

Cindy:

My man is too affectionate. Maybe I am odd, but I’d rather sleep after sex, but he wants to cuddle. Maybe I’m the odd one out, I guess.