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A new study that looked at middle-aged and older couples found that cuddling and caressing can boost satisfaction. The study also revealed that:
- Tenderness is more important to men than to women
- Men are more likely to report being happy in their relationship
- Women are more likely to be satisfied with their sex life
According to Yahoo Health:
“Both women and men were happier the longer they had been together and if they had higher levels of sexual functioning ... Sexual satisfaction for both women and men was associated with frequent kissing and cuddling, sexual caressing by a partner, high sexual functioning, and frequent sex. For men, having had more sex partners in their lifetime was a predictor of less sexual satisfaction ... Sexual satisfaction for women increased over time.”