This excuse is most often used by men when they are not in the mood for sex.

If you're in the mood for a little fun in bed, it's quite a letdown when your man brushes you off. Wow. Hello. Don't men always want it?

Wrong. They don't. And the funny thing is that they, just like us, also use excuses when they don't want to get it on with their body. Of course, they want it more often than not. But sometimes, very rarely, he also comes up with something on the spot. The most commonly used excuse among men is: “I’m too tired.” At least 38% of men use this little lie to avoid sex sometimes. They prefer to take a nap rather than being tossed around in a doggy style. That sounds familiar to us, as we women often use this excuse when we feel no desire down there. Additionally, 30% of men sometimes say they had a very busy day and that they have too much stress (for example from work) to get things going down below. Alright, fine, we can somewhat understand that. But this excuse, uh, not: 7 percent of men are not in the mood for a little sex because there’s football on TV that they want to watch. Football. Which is on TV almost every day of the month of the year. But okay, we can wait, you know.

What’s really strange is that at least 20 percent of men pretend to be sick when they don’t want any action with their penis. Caught a cold, not feeling well, stomach ache; that kind of nonsense. Complete nonsense, because they’re just not in the mood. Meanwhile, you’re there with your enthusiastic libido. Next to a man. Who doesn’t want to.

Has it ever happened to you that nothing gets going while you’re really in the mood? Don’t worry, because it really doesn’t matter. He just happens to have a tough day sometimes. He’s just a human. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t find you sexy anymore or that your relationship is not going well. On the contrary: it’s actually a good sign. It shows that he completely trusts you. Just try again tomorrow.

FACTS

• At least 13% of men are not in the mood for sex when they have an important meeting at work the next day.
• 23% of women would like to have sex more often.
• We Dutch give our sex life an average score of 7.