Beer's team found that 36 percent of men and 35 percent of women who have sex
only once a week take on extra work to compensate for their wanting sex life.
It's even worse for the hapless couples who have altogether lost their eye for
one another. Forty-five percent of men and 46 percent of women who no longer
have sex with their partner seek out other activities to salve their wanting
libidos.
And, to make matters worse for sexless workaholics, the extra work cuts into
their would-be sex time. "Sexual frustration prevents you from being able to
reduce your stress," Beer observes. In other words, no sex leads to even less
sex.
"One commonly takes on obligations out of sexual frustration that aren't easy
to let go of, like leadership positions in a club, for instance. That takes
away from the time spent on the relationship, which again negatively
contributes to sexual satisfaction. Unobserved, the frustration often becomes
deeply ingrained," Beer observes.
On the other hand, people who have sex at least twice a week don't want to
work. Only 5 percent of this horny segment seeks out other activities to live
out their stress. Beer is seemingly unconcerned by the prospect that
workaholics might fall into a downward spiral of all sex and no work. Indeed,
the danger is clear. Beer warns, "It's important for couples to keep a close
watch on their sexual satisfaction rather than wait until it's too late."
