Most forms of in-person social interaction have waned dramatically because of the coronavirus pandemic, and casual sex is no exception. But a minority of people have been willing to assume the risk of one-night trysts in an attempt to ease stress, loneliness and boredom.
If sex-toy sales are any indication, people are seeking sexual pleasure during this anxiety-fraught period of extended social isolation.“Everyone mentions quarantine in their replies,” said Mila, who during the week operates a crisis hotline and coordinates mental health and detox admissions for healthcare centers. “They’ll say, ‘I’m tired of being in the house,’ or, ‘My partner doesn’t want to have sex.’ They want to testify that they’ve been safe, that they aren’t hospital workers.
In the study’s first survey of 1,500 people, researchers found that those who report high levels of stress or loneliness are more likely to make new additions to their sex life: sexting and cybersex, acting on sexual fantasies and, in relatively few cases, hooking up with someone they’ve met on a dating app.This was the case for a 26-year-old stay-at-home mom in San Diego who is expecting her second baby in November.
Those who are expanding their sexual repertoire during the pandemic account for just one-fifth of all those surveyed by the Kinsey Institute, said the study’s lead researcher, Justin Lehmiller. In fact, twice as many study participants reported that the quality of their sex lives had declined.“For some people, stress really puts a damper on desire,” Lehmiller said.” For others, sex is a coping mechanism.
Three Harvard physicians who examined the likelihood of coronavirus infection through sexual contact warned in The doctors also recommend wearing masks while having sex with partners outside the home, showering before and after and avoiding sex acts that involve the oral transmission of body fluids. This kind of cavalier attitude is why Joseph turned to Reddit, where he’s found people to be a bit more trustworthy, he said. Joseph has asthma, and he was nervous about what might happen if he contracted the virus.
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