Covid-19: How it affected sex life

That the Coronavirus would progressively change everyone's habits was clear right away, but that this change would reach the bedroom, perhaps, was not so obvious.

It seems to have been the case in several countries instead, and to say it is more than an indicator.

Boom in sales of sex toys

The sex toys market, on the other hand, went against the trend, which recorded a "surge in business, since the first months of the pandemic. In fact, already in the first half of 2020, sales increased by 40%, especially in the d "age 24-45 years. Among those who made this kind of purchase, 60% said they made it with a view to a gift to another person, while the remaining 40% for themselves.

In our country, in fact, currently it is not much better, given that sex life has plummeted to almost zero for 83% of Italians.

The reasons for this collapse are many and they differ a lot if we are talking about stable cohabiting couples, couples living in different houses or singles.

Single

For this last category, the general anxiety due to possible contact with a new person and the fear of being infected have considerably affected the frequency of sexual intercourse.

No less relevant, however, are the purely practical reasons caused by various lockdowns and restrictions. With bars, night clubs, restaurants, gyms, exhibitions and other closed meeting places, where can you meet a potential sexual partner? Perhaps only at the supermarket, given that in times of smart working the possibilities of flirting in the workplace are also reduced to a minimum, normally fueled by a meeting at the coffee machine and one in the meeting room or on elevators very often convicts.

Adults but also children, united in a destiny of forced abstinence, since even for adolescents courting in company or at school is not possible. Therefore, there is nothing left but the virtual, but even when from online courtship, in the end someone manages to somehow reach the long-awaited live meeting, completely letting go of a closeness beyond the lawful and a physical contact with the one or her who until that time they are still unknown, as well as being prohibited, it was strongly discouraged.

All these obstacles, therefore, discourage the libido of singles, which remains at an all-time low.

Cohabiting couples

But stable couples who live under the same roof do not fare better, the so-called relatives, whether they are married or engaged.

In this case, in fact, psychological factors such as the fear of the pandemic in progress, the uncertainty of the future, boredom, the lack of external stimuli and the forced and constant confinement, even with any children, have had a negative impact. left very little room for freedom, undermining libido.

No less important is the factor linked to the alleged inadequacy. Spending a lot of time at home with the impossibility of attending gyms and playing sports in the open air has inevitably meant leading a more sedentary lifestyle, which in many cases has generated an inevitable weight gain. The fear of being seen fattened by or by one's partner or perceiving one's body excessively lazy and relaxed has made many close in an envelope of insecurity, which has led to less initiative under the sheets.

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Non-cohabiting couples

For a long time it was thought that, on the contrary, stable couples who are not cohabiting, and that therefore they had experienced the lockdown in a condition of forced distance, after the initial difficulties, once reunited could have even benefited from the situation, strong in having cultivated desire, satisfying it in a virtual way or by making greater use of fantasy.

However, this does not seem to have happened, and if these expedients were initially used, over time it seems to have given way to apathy and the consequent decrease in desire.