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Why does sex leave a marriage?

(New York Times) UPDATED 2009-06-03

According to a recent survey, married couples have sex an average of 58 times per year. But couples under 30 have sex an average of 111 times per year, while some couples--about 15 percent--haven't had sex in the last six months to a year. So why do the sex life of some couples continue to be active, while for others it fizzles out? In this article, a health reporter talks to Dr. Denise A. Donnelly, a sociology professor who has studied sexless marriages, to find out why the sexual component of some marriages disappears. Read full story >

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