Personally, I don’t get the connection between earning less than your woman and that making you a buffalo in bed. But a new study says husbands who earn less than their wives are more likely to have good sex lives and happier marriages.
I have dated men who did not have JOBS and they had a lot of energy in bed. For that, I know when I am at work, they were in the gym or sleeping, so they always had some energy to spare at night. But the connection between earning less and having good intimate live is something I cannot really get. Unless, earning less means working less…
According to the research, 56 per cent of men whose wages are lower than their spouses said they had ‘hot’ or ‘very good’ sex.
MailOnline Reports:
Experts said that the findings should spur men to join the campaign for equal pay between the two sexes – because their sex lives could benefit as a result.
Relationships author Jean Hannah Edelstein said: ‘Everyone knows that stress is bad for your sex life.
‘If both partners in a relationship are earning about the same amount of money, then it’s a logical conclusion that stress will be reduced. It makes sense that better sex would follow.
‘Equal earning power may also indicate that a relationship feels like a more equal partnership, in which each member of a couple feels like they are contributing and gaining.
‘I wouldn’t advocate that men rush out and quit their jobs to improve their sex lives but it’s another reason for them to join women in the campaign for gender pay equity.’
The researchers asked 1,010 married adults aged 25 and over about various aspects of their married lives.
They found that 90 per cent of men whose wives earned more said their marriages were ‘happy’ compared to 75 per cent of men whose wives earned less.
If women earn more at work they look after the finances at home too, the poll found.
Some 76 per cent of women who out earn their husbands pay the bills, compared to 49 per cent who earn less or nothing.
The study was carried out by Time Money magazine and executive editor Diane Harris said that men and women should feel like they are ‘true partners’ in bed and in their bank balances.
She said: ‘When you feel less pressure about money, you feel closer’.
Britain still has some way to go when it comes to equality in earnings between the sexes.
Women earn on average 15 per cent less than men, or £5,000 per year, according to the TUC trade union.
Another study by the OECD found that income inequality has risen faster in the UK than any other major country and today women earn on average £140,000 less than men over their working careers.