By: Natasha Archary
Thanks to loadshedding, South Africans are enjoying more intimate time and are having more sex.
Not allowing the rolling blackouts to get the best of them, adults in Mzansi are using the dark to explore their sex lives and engaging in sexual intercourse more frequently.
This according to an anonymous survey by Sex Expo which reveals that 65% of adults agrees that loadshedding has had a positive impact on their sex life.
More women do prefer the lights off during sex, and the survey found that a majority of the women surveyed shared that loadshedding took the strain out of “sexy time” with their partners.
The survey comes ahead of the Sex Expo which runs until 16 October.
More than 65% of adults over 30-years and in long-term relationships confirmed that loadshedding has heightened their sex life.
Not only are South Africans having more sex thanks to loadshedding but they’re also having better sex.
“It seems loadshedding has generated so much personal “loadshedding” and energy expenditure to lighten the strain on the national grid. People admit to experimenting more and exploring their partner, with some even having sex for longer periods than prior to loadshedding.”
Other interesting takeaways from the survey include:
- 54% say the pandemic lockdown increased the amount of online sexual content they viewed.
- 60% say their sexual activity decreased after the pandemic lockdown ended.
- 91% feel that easy access to sexual content increased sexual activity with their partner.
- 66% of respondents admitted that they think more about sex since owning a smartphone.
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