A Canadian study has found that young women in heterosexual relationships slowly lose their desire for sex over time, but men don't. Researchers Robin Milhausen and Sarah Murray surveyed 170 undergraduate students at the University of Guelph between 18 and 25 years old in monogamous relationships. For each additional month that women were in a relationship with the same partner, their sexual intimacy decreased by 0.02 on the Female Sexual Function Index, while the sexual desire in their male partners remained the same. The survey is subject to errors in reporting based on gender: young men cannot admit to low sexual desire while young women face embarrassment in admitting to a passionate desire for sexual intimacy.
Relationships are also being affected by pornography available on the Internet. Many young men watch graphic sexual acts performed for the camera, and then desire to replicate these mostly unrealistic acts with their sexual partners. Researcher who interviewed young female performers in the porn industry, found that they had to pretend to enjoy being treated badly. It also creates a negative body image among young men and women; when they compare their bodies and sexual organs to what they perceive on screen. Young women also attribute their decision to remove pubic hair to watching porn. A recent study found that young women who had seen pornography were likely to be pressured by their male partners into having a group-sex experience.
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