Thomas Tickell
Poet
Thomas Tickell was a minor English poet and man of letters.
Born: December 17, 1685, Bridekirk, United Kingdom
Died: April 23, 1740
Education: St. Bees School, The Queen's College, Oxford University
The Daily Online Post
Trends
- Couples having less sex each month on average
- More women having sex with women
- For both men and women, the average number of partners of opposite sex has increased
- Younger people having sex at an early age
This has hit the nail right on the head! In my situation, it's all thanks to good old Candy Crush (the game). My sex life has nearly vanished thanks to this game. Not just my sex life with my partner but our social relationship as well. The only "thing" keeping us together are the kids. Do I blame social media and candy crush? Yes I do, especially after I've done everything in my power to fix this! She's addicted and needs help.
This is very interesting since the birth rate is the highest in many years. The thing is sexual energy is fabulous for the soul, in fact it's vital! The worries about money and the social media distractions really are just excuses to not focus on your relationship. Communication breakdown is such an issue in these circumstances and only compound the problem. Stop hiding and face reality, it will improve your life in ways that you could not have imagined.
We are first time parents and have a beautiful (unplanned) three-month-old daughter. She was a love child - the result of what was once an incredibly active sex life. Now, we haven't had sex in about five months. It hasn't impacted too much on our relationship - we are still happy and in love, but it's concerning. Neither of us are interested, for various reasons (mainly having a baby constantly attached to me!) but recently we've made an agreement that we need to spend less time on social media sites. We don't like the fact that our daughter has started to stare gormlessly into the screens of our lap tops and phones, and we hate the fact that we can spend almost a whole evening sat beside each other but interacting only with our computers. Maybe this change will help us to re-ignite our life between the sheets, who knows. But I can relate to what this article is saying about technology affecting peoples sex lives.
It is refreshing to read a report like this. I am 72 have been married for 27 years and have not had sex since 2006. My wife thinks that it is an activity strictly for the young. It is something that we no longer talk about and she looks disgusted when I approach the subject. Personally I think that it is a perfectly natural thing for people to do when they love each other, no matter what age. We have two dogs, three TVs, two PCs, and two tablets - not to mention the phones. Perhaps I should get rid of them all.
The stress of modern life and the increasing expectations placed upon us to achieve more than we needed to achieve 20 years ago has lead to a deterioration in relationships. As a therapist, this report does not surprise me, as my experience in the last few years has been that I have seen increasing numbers of people who are looking for help to make their relationships better.