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Does your partner make you feel wanted? One in seven Americans in a serious relationship say their S.O. doesn’t do enough to show that they desire them, according to new research. It turns out, hearing “I love you” isn’t enough for many people. A poll finds that nearly all respondents (97%) believe it’s important to show your partner that you love them and that you want to be intimate with them (96%).
The survey of 2-thousand U.S. adults in committed relationships also finds:
- A quarter of respondents don’t think they spend enough time being physically intimate with their partner.
- And 18% admit that being physically intimate hasn’t been a priority for them over the last year.
- Overall, 28% are intimate with their partner at least once a day, but those who’ve been together longer aren’t getting as much action. Those who’ve been together for less than five years are more likely to be intimate every day (39%) compared to 23% of those who’ve been together longer.
- People say that the stress of life negatively affects their relationship three days a week, on average.
- Just over a third (35%) confess that life’s stressors actually get in the way most of the week.
- To help with that, 55% say spending time being intimate with their S.O. is a high priority in 2024.
- Couples reveal their top relationship goals for this year include being positive to each other (37%), improving communication (34%), spending more time together (34%), and being physically intimate regularly (29%).
- All of these may help keep the spark alive, but some couples are doing a good job of that already, as 63% say they feel more passion for their partner today than when they first met.
Check out the article at SWNS Digital