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Initiation Of Sexual Behavior In The Marital Relationship, Nancy Roberts-Cruce
Initiation Of Sexual Behavior In The Marital Relationship, Nancy Roberts-Cruce
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
While traditional beliefs and some research show that men have been more likely than women to initiate sexual activity, recent research indicates that traditional patterns of sexual initiation may be changing especially for married couples. Also, patterns of initiation seem to be related to sexual satisfaction. Specifically, women who always take the initiative and those who never do are the least satisfied with their sex lives. Conversely, those wives who initiate sex half the time are very happy with their sex lives. Since it appears that initiation of sexual activity is related to satisfaction with sex, information regarding why a …