Why French Women Have More Sex Than American Women

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French women are hotter, naturally. It could be their phglemy accents, the fact that they’re always dressed up, or the way they exude sexuality while smoking a cigarette waiting to pounce on the closest man. Even past 50, their lips purse more than their American counterparts, and they seem more willing to not think twice about their arthritis medication before having sex in a dingy alleyway. These are all stereotypes, of course, however, this holds a smidgen of truth. So much so that The Journal of Sex Research analyzed that French women over 50 had more active sex lives than their American sisters.

Debra Ollivier, writer at Large at Hufftington Post, wondered why French women do the nasty more, and went straight to the source—Alain Giami, one of the principal directors in the study. Giami explained that it is the importance of a relationship among the French that ultimately determines their sex life.

“Our study shows that the possibility of having sex after 50 is strongly dependent on the capacity to be in a relationship. If one is not in a relationship, there is no sex.The fact that in the States marriage is the exclusive option for couples makes it difficult for men and women of this [older] age — especially if they have already built a family in a previous relationship — to get so strongly involved again,” he added. “In France, the diversity of options for living in a couple seems to facilitate the bonding of older men and women.” Giami states.

To put it bluntly, Ollivier explains, “That marriage is the “exclusive option for couples” in America is debatable, particularly with the rise of cohabitation in this country. That said, even with these shifting cultural values we’re still deeply beholden to the institution and business of marriage, just as we’re deeply beholden to its evil twin, the institution and business of divorce.” Yet, in comparison, Giami explains that to the French, “Marriage is not the only honest and responsible way of bonding.”

That’s not to say that American women take marriage less seriously, however, as Giami explains, American women may have “removed themselves from the sexual market,” thus because there’s a possibility that they might not be interested in sex anymore. Cosmetic surgery, and thousands upon thousands of dollars in order to get the “ideal body and face” may appear that the American woman is more sexual, however, that’s just their outside—they may appear sexy, but that is not enough to sustain a sexual relationship.

Ollivier wonders that if previously joked, French women live in a sexy society where it is not shunned and open to the public. However, when she asked former French Elle Editor,Michele Fitoussi, the most defining line between  French women and American women she said: “French women have a keen sense of the brevity of time and immediacy of pleasure.”

On the other hand, with juggling schedules, relationships, jobs, children, finances, and so forth—it’s American women that want brief pleasure and more time.

Perhaps it’s about time women think of the alley as a good dirty. Or, it couldn’t hurt to at least pounce on your husband when he comes home from work.