1 in 10 people would give up sex for Netflix

Yes, you love it too, more than you think: binge-watching. Whether you're hungover, sick, or just tired of winter and your fellow humans: Netflix is your best friend in tough times.

You don't have to talk, move, or look good. You just have to lie down and watch the extravagant lives of others.

But the fact that we prefer to Netflix instead of having sex surprises us too. (S)Excuse me? That's a bit far, isn't it? Research has been done and it turns out that at least 11 percent of people would rather not have sex and do have a subscription to good old Netflix. They would trade sex for Netflix. Uh, okay then, nice and romantic. But yes. In a way, it's explainable. Because don't be shocked: a quarter of people watch no less than a whole workday of series on Netflix per week. On average about eight hours a week. A bit of fooling around in bed might amount to half an hour, an hour of pleasure, but then you have nothing else to do. With Netflix, you never run out of things to watch. Moreover, lying in his arms with YOU on the screen is quite comfortable, and it also saves some acrobatics on the mattress.

That's why the whole JOMO is currently more popular than FOMO: we are happy when we stay home for an evening, when we can sit inside comfortably. We also find it nice that we save money with that. We prefer to spend it on Netflix or social media instead of all those pointless beers in the pub. Because another 15 percent of people would not give up their social media channels in exchange for sex. Better to scroll on Instagram than to scroll over his...? Yes indeed.

Well, I don't know, but when I was just a little in my early twenties, those were different times. Tinder didn't exist and you just wore your nicest shirt in the pub, because that's where it happened, your love life. Not on the couch. Nobody knew Netflix. Nobody did that. Watching TV was something for your parents, without a life. You, with a life, were always busy rushing from pub to pub, surviving hangover after hangover. And with, yes really, sex. Without swipes. But times change, as you can see. And we don't always know if that's good or not...