One in five men prefers good sex over a faithful partner

This headline landed in my inbox yesterday and once again I think: dating and love is absolutely not what it used to be. Apparently, it is also out of fashion to stay together nowadays (just look here), but research by Parship now shows that one in five men finds the quality of their sex life much more important than a partner who doesn't jump into bed with others.

Let's look at the numbers: three out of four Dutch people find sex in a relationship important. Logical, because it is part of a good relationship, but 15% finds it so important that they would rather have a partner who cheats but is good in bed than a partner who is as loyal as a dog but is no good at it. Among just men, this is one in five.

What is remarkable, however, is that during the dating phase, sex seems to play a less significant role. 66% of the respondents indicated during the research that bad sex while dating certainly doesn't have to be a dealbreaker and even four out of five Dutch people have indicated they can start a relationship with someone they haven't even slept with yet.

And then a few female-related facts from this research: one in three women apparently doesn't find sex that important. Or yes, it is at least not at the top of their priority list. 33% of women find it, in contrast to 17% of men, not that important.

I may be a hopeless romantic, but a relationship without a good sex life, I personally pass on. I'd rather have the best of both worlds: a faithful partner and a good sex life.

Source: Parship