Why it is very good for you to be ‘dry’ for a while’
Can you barely remember the last time you dove into some male beauty? No worries.
Because a bit of old-fashioned ‘drying out’ is actually not so bad for you, research shows. According to experts, not sex having some can actually be quite good for your body – whether you do it consciously for a bit or when it just doesn't happen. Literally, yes. There are actually a number of benefits.
The first benefit may not be very pleasant, but it is practical. If you haven't been a beast between your bedroom walls for a while, then you do have the time to let everything down under be checked. In other words: you can easily stop by the doctor for a smear test. You immediately know how things are down there, in terms of STIs and fungi. Every now and then, that can't hurt, ladies. Clean it up.
Anyway. Another plus: you don't have to buy razors for a while. Letting your bush grow out enthusiastically every now and then is the new trend, you know. After all, it's not bikini weather here in the fall. Goodbye red bumps and stubble, it can all just be nice for a while. Shaving may seem innocent, but it's actually a bit of a thing. With all that scraping and scratching, you have a higher chance of infections, inflammations, and even STIs. And also: no free and sliding parties means less chance of a bladder infection. Yay. And did you know that the less sex you have, the less desire you also have? Your libido significantly decreases if you don't have much action. In short: after about 3 weeks, you won't miss it anymore.
So, great plan, temporarily not having any polonaises on your body. It's also a boost for your mental well-being during those dry times. You can actually just worry about nothing but yourself. Me-time 2.0: if you want to sleep, you go to sleep and you don't have to force yourself into a starfish position. You suddenly have seas of time for your friends and family. And lo and behold, suddenly time to go exercise. Imagine that: you can do laundry and read a book all of a sudden. And if you don't have a partner and are happily single, then the chance that someone will cheats also be nil. Moreover, you suddenly sleep more than enough hours – diagonally stretched across the whole bed – and that makes you stress-free and rested.
Who actually still needs all those hysterical quickies? Go, pandas.
FACTS
– On average, a session of sex lasts about 5 minutes and 40 seconds. No more, no. Just calculate what you miss if you have a bit of silence in your sex life. Very little.
– We have sex about 54 times a year, give or take. Yes, math wizards: that's a bit more than once a week.
– At least that 1 time a week of bed hopping would be very good for your relationship, science suggests. But if you don't have that, you can happily ignore these numbers. You'll catch up when you have a rose-colored glasses on your nose again.
