Women And Sex :Are ladies happier with men who under-perceive their sexual desire?

For long-term couples, its always assumed that women never want to have sex and men are always gamed! The reality is, the sexual desire of both genders is bound to fluctuate.

Being in a long-term relationship could be tough when it comes to sex. It sometimes boils down to one partner demanding more intimacy and the other struggling to find his/her mojo? Many people assume that women never want to have sex and men are always gamed! The reality is, the sexual desire of both genders is bound to fluctuate, and it can be tough to know when your partner is game and when they just want to watch a movie/soccer game.

According to Broadly reports, a new study published in the "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology", asked long-term couples to complete surveys about their sexual desire. They found out that men in these relationships tend to under-perceive their long-term partner's sexual desire more than the women do.

Moreover, women who were in relationships with men who under-perceived their sexual desire were reportedly happier and more committed to the relationship. So the question is: why are women happier when their partners assume they rarely want to have sex with them?

One of the study's authors, Dr. Amy Muise, suggests it could be because their partners are more likely to put in more effort to get them turned on and into bed.  "If a person over-perceives how interested their partner is in having sex, they might feel as though they don't have to do anything to set the mood or attract their partner's interest. But, if a person sees their partner as having less desire than they actually report, the person might put forth a little extra effort to ignite their sexual interest," Muise explains.

The doctor adds that another possibility is that men might find it easier to assume that their partners don't want to have sex in order to avoid sexual rejection, which Muise says "tends to be associated with negative consequences for relationships."

Another ideology states that men are often exposed to media images where women are shown as being "initially coy but then overcome with sexual desire." At the end of the day, should those images be accurate, assuming their partners rarely want to have sex with then wouldn't only make complete sense but it would also reduce their potential for sexual rejection.

 Bottom line, couples should be more open about their needs and what they want sexually from each other. This shuts down the room for assumption and puts them in a better place to have better sex… Except you're one of those women who loves to see her partner work so hard to get her into bed.