Sleep better than sex, say tired Britons

Saturday, 28 February 2009

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Almost 80 per cent of Britons prefer a good night's sleep to sex, a survey has revealed.

Researchers from the Edinburgh Sleep Centre also found seven out of 10 have trouble sleeping and almost a quarter said they suffered from insomnia. The study of more than 8,500 people revealed 79.2 per cent admitted they preferred the thought of extra sleep to sex.

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the_town_crier wrote:

Saturday, 28 February 2009 at 01:27 am (UTC)

I've always thought one follows the other. Aren't these 'experts' aware of the gravity of the term 'sleeping together'?

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charles_geach wrote:

Saturday, 28 February 2009 at 11:13 am (UTC)

Maybe people are so pressurized these days(due to the constant barrage of expectation heighening "how to be a great lover" information in the media) that performace anxiety is almost guarunteed at the very thought of it! I say we should get back to the notion of a quick bonk then some shut-eye, without the stress. A sports massager used in the spoons position can be a very mutually satisfactory day-to-day time/enegry saver after a hard day in the fields ;)

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johncmullen1960 wrote:

Saturday, 28 February 2009 at 03:29 pm (UTC)

well it depends - sex with whom?

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hileyriley wrote:

Saturday, 28 February 2009 at 03:56 pm (UTC)

I have devised a cunning plan. I have sex then go to sleep afterwards. This allows me to partake of both activities therby negating the need to prioritise the preferred activiy and hence maximise dormary productivity.

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janh1 wrote:

Saturday, 28 February 2009 at 05:41 pm (UTC)

The failsafe recipe for adequate, satisfying exercise and a good night's kip is sex, cycling and zzzzzzz. In that order.

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I'm not surprised

tominlondon wrote:

Saturday, 28 February 2009 at 10:44 pm (UTC)

...since sex is something the British are no good at.

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Worn out

testing_times wrote:

Sunday, 1 March 2009 at 08:34 pm (UTC)

"...since sex is something the British are no good at"
tominlondon

Maybe, but it's never stopped us trying. Or perhaps it's because we're too busy thinking about sex all day that, when it comes to it, we're already worn out and just want to nod off.

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womans expectation's

clako wrote:

Sunday, 1 March 2009 at 09:30 pm (UTC)

to be quite honest sex has become so complicated that the fun has gone out of it im just happy to go to sleep sad git that i am.

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sleep better than sex

basil57 wrote:

Monday, 2 March 2009 at 03:52 pm (UTC)

Yeah- but the respondents meant sleep is better than sex..with their husband or wife!

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Exotic things

testing_times wrote:

Tuesday, 3 March 2009 at 12:53 pm (UTC)

"I say we should get back to the notion of a quick bonk then some shut-eye"
charles_geach

Funny, I never abandoned the notion. The terms "do exotic things to me" & "multiple orgasms" might as well be a foreign language.

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Nonsense

rmcbride05 wrote:

Tuesday, 3 March 2009 at 01:55 pm (UTC)

I would like to know the age range and occupations of respondents to this survey. I somehow doubt that the respondents are 8,500 university students, the outcome would be very different if they were. No suprise the survey is conducted by the Edinburgh SLEEP CENTRE who no doubt have something to gain in terms of funding with regards to the positive percentages in their favour...or perhaps I am just a sex-mad cinic, as, for me, the only good thing about sleep is having sex before it and after it.

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Re: Nonsense

testing_times wrote:

Wednesday, 4 March 2009 at 03:57 am (UTC)

"the only good thing about sleep is having sex before it and after it"
rmcbride05

While 8,500 university students can still, somehow, manage it during.

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Sleep

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Wednesday, 27 May 2009 at 02:56 pm (UTC)

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Deep Sleep

snake3835 wrote:

Friday, 6 November 2009 at 04:05 pm (UTC)

If people prefer a good nights sleep than sex then there could be many reasons for this. If you have children and you dont want your mattress making a noise when having sex so you dont bothetr and just go to sleep its time to buy a memory foam mattress. these mattresses are made from visco elastic foam and are silent when you move about not like the old soring mattresses.

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