Why do so many women reach orgasm more reliably alone, despite partnered orgasms driving satisfaction? The answer points to a few simple shifts that could transform partnered sex.

Key points::

The largest study of women’s orgasms to date collected data from 27,931 women.

Nearly half of the sample (47%) reported reaching orgasm more frequently when alone vs. when with a partner.

The most common reasons for orgasming alone or with a partner related to relational factors, not anatomy.

Partnered orgasms, but not solo orgasms, were associated with overall sexual satisfaction.

    • velma@sh.itjust.worksOP
      151·
      2 months ago

      Partners not caring to make their women partners orgasm doesn’t mean the women are lesbians.

      I also want to point out how this study very purposefully used gender neutral language. A partner’s influence on a woman’s ability to orgasm transcends gender.

      • eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        1·
        2 months ago

        Well I guess I’m an outlier, I’ll take it.

        Although I guess it would be more convenient not to want to have someone around.

        • velma@sh.itjust.worksOP
          31·
          2 months ago

          You’re misunderstanding. The women who orgasm alone would prefer to orgasm with a partner, but there are multiple relational reasons why that isn’t happening.