Autore
Ciritel, Alexandra‑,AndreeaTitolo
Sexual intimacy and relationship happiness in living apart together, cohabiting, and married relationships: evidence from BritainPeriodico
GenusAnno:
2022 - Volume:
78 - Fascicolo:
32 - Pagina iniziale:
1 - Pagina finale:
21Research on relationship happiness have traditionally compared cohabiting and mar‑
ried relationships. Studies including LAT relationships are scarce and have disregarded
sexual aspects of the relationships. This paper compares how married, cohabitating,
and LAT relationships in Britain differ with respect to sexual intimacy (defined as emo‑
tional closeness during sex, compatibility in terms of sexual preferences, and interest
in having sex with a partner), and relationship happiness. Rich data from the British
National Study of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL‑3, 2010–2012) are used to
estimate ordered logistic regression models. Cohabiting individuals share the same
levels of sexual intimacy as those married, but they are less happy in their relation‑
ship than those married. LAT individuals enjoy overall greater sexual intimacy than
coresidential individuals but they are less happy in their relationships. Women in LAT
relationships feel less often emotionally close to their partner during sex than married
women. By knitting the sex research with the demographic literature, this paper offers
new insights in understanding the nature of partnerships, opening up new venues for
future research.
SICI: 0016-6987(2022)78:32<1:SIARHI>2.0.ZU;2-Q
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