And just like that, nobody’s having sex any more – but why? | Arwa Mahdawi

While there are a bunch of factors at play, from social media to a decrease in alcohol use, one hypothesis can be worrying

And just like that, nobody's having sex any more. Middle-aged people aren't having much. Young people aren't having much. Japanese people aren't having much. Nor are Brits or Australians or Americans. Over the past decade a number of studies have found a significant decline in sexual activity around the world, the latest example of this being a recent US-focused study showing declines from 2009 to 2018 in all forms of partnered sexual activity and a decline in adolescent masturbation. The researchers, by the way, looked at self-reported information from government surveys among people 14-49 years old; it's possible that it's a very different story when it comes to the over-50s.

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