"It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman, affection is a very important reason that sex feels good to you." "It's well known that sex often produces a short-term afterglow," said CNN contributor Ian Kerner , a psychotherapist who specializes in sex and couples therapy. More sex equals more affectionThe results showed that having sex predicted more affection in the moments after sexual intimacy but also hours later, even in couples with children or those married long past the "honeymoon period." "The more overall sex they had, the more affection; the less sex they had, the less positive affection," Debrot said, adding that it didn't have to be intercourse. This study was interesting and unique, says Kerner, because it used electronic questionnaires to capture a level of real-time measurements of how sex and affection are intertwined.

Source: CNN May 25, 2017 07:41 UTC