From CNN: Surprising 10 reasons you're not having sex

[LynneSin]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/02/12/healthmag.no.sex/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Surprising reasons you're not having sexStory Highlights
Estimated 40 million in U.S. have "sexless marriage" (less than 10 times a year)

By Leslie Goldman


Not getting any? You're not alone: Women today have less time for sex than their 1950s counterparts. And it's estimated that 40 million Americans have what experts call a sexless marriage (having sex less than 10 times a year).


Bringing too many distractions to bed can put a crimp in your sex life.

A regular sex life is good for your health. It can satisfy all sorts of emotional- and physical-intimacy needs and help partners stay close, says Anita H. Clayton, M.D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of Virginia and author of "Satisfaction: Women, Sex, and the Quest for Intimacy." So why the dry spell? You can chalk it up to a sheer lack of time, but there are a slew of other reasons, too -- from weight gain and perimenopause to technology overload (stop texting now) in the bedroom. Here's how to beat these sex busters.

Your bed isn't sexy anymore.

We hear it over and over again: The bed should be used for sex and sleep only. So why do so many of us insist on bringing third parties -- laptops, PDAs, "Law & Order" -- into the boudoir? All that technology and distraction can cause insomnia and put a damper on your sex life. After all, it's harder to initiate sex if your spouse is hiding behind a newspaper or glued to the TV or if your hands are busy exploring the Web rather than his body. Health.com: 10 dreamy bedrooms

Sex Rx: At a minimum, make the bedroom a no-technology zone, Clayton suggests. Then take a hard look at your life (from romance and work to entertainment and family), and give sex the priority it deserves. If you have to schedule sex as you would a meeting, do it!

[Bucky]

1. Here's one I bet they didn't mention: "#11 You spouse is deployed to Iraq for 15 months"

Yep, you're certainly gonna lucky less than 10 times now.

[Blue_Tires]

2. #12 can't find a willing partner

[raccoon]

3. I'd add to that, can't find a willing partner that you're attracted to. nt

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. #1: "You're watching CNN."

[LynneSin]

5. Fortunately for me it was documented in USAToday that I do not watch cable news

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/raasch/2006-08-10-raasch_x.htm

LynneSin also questioned the timing of the arrests two days after national security hawk Joe Lieberman went down in a Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut. "If this event had happened any other day of the year outside of the days after Joe Lieberman's defeat," the blogger proclaimed, ".... this event would not be covered ad nauseum over the news network."

LynneSin must not watch much cable news.

[Tektonik]

6. I'm not having sex because I've been utterly turned off by the words of Candy Crawley

:cry:

[Quantess]

9. Having a TV in the bedroom reduces sex!

A study came out a couple of years ago.

At the very least, you should turn it off during romantic events.

[madinmaryland]

7. Two words: Wolf Blitzer.

:puke:

[Orsino]

11. That fucker and Tweety are going to inspire a Constitutional Amendment. n/t

[tigereye]

13. thanks for the great laugh!

:rofl:

[Ellen Forradalom]

8. #1 Reading War and Peace is more satisfying than sex with your partner

#2 His toxic beer farts
#3 Too many dogs on the bed. And they're either curious or jealous
#4 The kids pound on the door and sob when you try to close it
#5 It smells funny in there
#6 Probably because of the apple cores on the nightstand
#7 He goes to bed at 1:00 am and you get up at 4:30 am
#8 Your CPAP machine just screams 'hot romance'
#9 You never mention sex in your prayers
#10 The idiot next to you is a Republican.

[underpants]

10. Now we're NOT supposed to have "technology" in the bed?

AS much as that is going to save on D battery expense it is, to say the least, sad to hear

:evilgrin:



Funny I see three reasons that eaither have to do with meds or mention them in the Rx. Yes that many people really are on meds.

[NightWatcher]

12. I was waiting for the sex technology response

[Pale Blue Dot]

14. Is "because I'm sick and my wife's at work" on there?

If not, it should be.