Why you feel less like having sex around Christmas

Christmas is a time when togetherness is central. There is a cozy atmosphere in the air. Outside, it gets dark quickly and everywhere cheerful lights are burning. You would expect this to be a romantic period for you and your loved one. Yet it may be that around these days you feel less inclined towards sex.

Research from Stanford University California shows: the days leading up to Christmas have a negative impact on the libido of many women. More than 500,000 women from the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, and the United States participated in this study. They anonymously tracked their sexual activities using an app. That requires quite a bit of discipline, I would say.

Initially, the results showed that holidays (including Valentine's Day and various national holidays) have a positive influence on sex life. There was also a huge difference visible between the weekend and weekdays. Sounds quite logical. The researchers also noticed that there is a significant dip in December: three days before Christmas, to be precise.

Many people are off during the Christmas days. Work can be put on hold and the alarm clock can be turned off. With this free time, you would expect that women's libido would be a bit higher. Not so. Instead, another kind of stress takes over: Christmas stress. The buying of gifts, preparing for dinners, and don't forget the mental preparation for family. Plenty of reasons for panic. Apparently, excessive alcohol consumption does not exactly bear fruit either. All these factors combined have a very negative impact on physical contact.

But don't worry: there is plenty to compensate for after the Christmas days. Around New Year's Eve, the biggest sexual peak actually occurs. So don't hold back with those glasses of champagne during the Christmas dinner. Everything will be fine, even before the end of the year.

Source: The Guardian

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