Men like Affection Too

We often mistakenly assume that women want affection and men want sex.  These types of myths can be harmful to both men and women since it limits our expectations and behaviors of both our spouse and self.  In the following study they found that BOTH men and women rated higher on overall sexual satisfaction if they scored high on forms of physical affection such as kissing, cuddling, caresses, etc. 

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