Over half of Americans in a relationship are set to enjoy the best sex of the year this Valentine’s Day, according to a new survey.
In fact, 58 per cent of American couples say they have better sex on Valentine’s Day than any other day of the year.
But that’s not all — 85 per cent of Americans in a relationship say that their sexual needs take a backseat to their partner’s needs on V-Day.
The new survey of 2,000 Americans in a relationship, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of sex toy brand EdenFantasys, offered an intimate glimpse into the sex lives of Americans when it comes to the most romantic holiday.
Interestingly, 52 per cent of Americans say they won’t be having sex on Valentine’s Day — they’ll be making love.
Wait a minute…there’s a difference? According to 82 per cent of Americans surveyed: yes.
And making love is very distinctly different from having sex, so says the results. For example, 68 per cent of Americans say making love is “more passionate” and another 54 per cent say making love consists of a lot more eye contact.
So how do you know if you’re making love or having sex? Says 81 per cent of Americans, “you’ll just know in the moment!”
But there are some surefire ways to know if the sex you’re having is not considered making love — 59 per cent say there is no choking in a lovemaking session, and another 55 per cent say you absolutely cannot “make love” during an orgy.
While there is undoubtedly a difference between having sex and making love, using that term may be ill-advised, as over half of Americans polled say it’s cheesy to call sex “making love.”
And if you’re looking to get lucky, don’t use any of these following words as a synonym for sex either.
Also scoring high on that list was fornicate (29 per cent), smash (24 per cent), hump (23 per cent), pound (23 per cent), and band (23 per cent).
“Have sex, make love, get laid, screw, bang, fool around — whatever you name it — EdenFantasys wishes everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day!” Petrenko said.
Top 10 ways “making love” differs from “having sex”
| More passionate | 68% |
| More tender | 61% |
| More eye contact | 54% |
| Longer amount of time | 43% |
| There’s post-coital cuddling | 41% |
| More talking | 33% |
| More about my partner than me | 33% |
| There’s music playing | 29% |
| More than one position | 27% |
| There’s a candle lit | 26% |
Top 10 words for sex that are a turn-off
| Fornicate | 29% |
| F–k | 26% |
| Smash | 24% |
| Hump | 23% |
| Pound | 23% |
| Bang | 23% |
| Shag | 23% |
| Screw | 23% |
| Hit a home run | 22% |
| Copulate | 22% |