Study: Workaholics Make Better Lovers
Posted on August 23, 2005
An unusal study of 100 couples has found that workaholics make better lovers. News.com.au reports on the study which was reported at the annual American Psychological Association meeting.
Men who have difficulties balancing career and home life scored highest in a study of their wives' or girlfriends' sexual satisfaction, unveiled last week at the annual gathering of the American Psychological Association.The study did not indicate why this is the cause but some of the theories provided in the article surmised that a workaholic feels guilty and tries to make up for being away from home in the bedroom or the workaholic may really enjoy both their job and their life. Despite the findings workaholics who spend too much time away from home risk hurting their marriage and there are plenty of real-life stories where this has occured.The research challenges the popular notion that spouses of busy men are typically desperate housewives living lonely, unfulfilled lives. They may not see their husbands as much as they would like, but when they do, sparks fly.
Psychology professor Jonathan Schwartz said his team of researchers were taken aback by the results of their analysis of almost 100 sexually active couples who over a year recorded the most intimate details of their love lives.
"We are surprised because previous research indicated that wives of men who worked every hour in the day complained about the quality of their relationship," Dr Schwartz said.