Doing these things with your partner could be a sign you’re more sexually satisfied

A survey has found that frequent hand-holding, hugging, kissing and cuddling could be indicators of greater sexual satisfaction in monogamous relationships.The paper, titled Sexual and Affectionate Behaviors and Satisfaction for Adults in Romantic Relationships: A Latent Profile Analysis, and published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, studied 336 predominantly LGBTQ+ adults in monogamous relationships.Monogamy refers to a relationship in which both individuals are exclusively sexually, romantically and emotionally involved with the other.

Of the participants, 39 per cent identified as gender-diverse, 33 per cent as bisexual, 15 per cent as heterosexual, 12 per cent as queer, 12 per cent as gay, and six per cent as lesbian. On average, participants had been in their relationships for six to seven years.A gay couple holding hands.



(Getty)Based on their responses, researchers identified three distinct patterns of physical behaviour: infrequent physical behaviours, affection-focused behaviours, and comprehensive physical behaviours.The infrequent physical behaviour group had the lowest engagement in both sexual and affectionate behaviours such as kissing and cuddling, which corresponded with lower levels of sexual and relationship satisfaction.The comprehensive physical behaviours group reported the highest levels of sexual satisfaction.

These individuals frequently engaged in a wide range of physical behaviours, both sexual and affectionate.Behaviours such as holding hands, hugging, kissing, cuddling, playful interactions, and casual caressing were therefore found to be associated with greater sexual satisfaction in the monogamous relationships studied.In March, a study published in The Journal of Sex Research found that satisfaction levels in monogamous and non-monogamous relationships show no significant difference.

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