調查：澳洲人更愛“親熱”
Studay: Aussies pick intimacy over sex
Australians are starved of intimacy, if the results of a new sex study are anything to go by.
Australians are starved of intimacy, if the results of a new sex study are anything to go by.A survey of about 5000 adults has found that more than 80 per cent of women prefer regular intimate moments over sex.
Men were less inclined to agree, with only 56 per cent of them rating sex second best.
But whatever their desires, only two in three Australians claim to be satisfied with the level of intimacy in their life right now, the study shows.
The nationwide K-Y Touch Intimacy Poll highlights the need for more personal attention between partners, said Anne Hollonds from Relationships Australia.
"While 61 per cent of adult Australians are having sex once a week, other elements of a loving relationship are also important," Ms Hollonds said.
She said trust and intimacy were crucial to a successful relationship.
"We encourage Australians to go back to relationship basics, relish in candlelight dinners, conversation and physical activities like massage," Ms Hollonds said.
"People don't realise how little investment is required to keep their relationship on the right path."
The survey also found that the top three favourite intimate activities of Australians were touch, massage and having a weekend away.
About 75 per cent said they thought about intimacy at least once a day, but only one in three people got their daily dose of it.
More than one third believed that not enough time was being spent on foreplay , and the same number said they would prefer more "spontaneous" intimacy.
The results showed children were a barrier to intimacy, with childless couples almost twice as likely to have at least one intimate moment every day.
Other barriers to intimacy included tiredness, work and "no time".
Almost 15 per cent of respondents said their sex life was non-existent.
一項與性有關的最新調查發現，澳大利亞人很喜歡“親熱”。
一項對5000名成年人的調查發現，與性生活相比，80%以上的女性更喜歡有規律的親密行爲。
而男性的想法則有所不同，僅有56%的男性將“性”排在第二位。
但無論他們更喜歡哪種方式，據該調查顯示，僅有三分之二的澳洲人對目前生活中（與愛人）的親熱程度感到滿意。
澳洲關係協會的安妮·霍蘭德斯說，該項全國性的“K-Y撫摸親密行爲調查”表明愛人之間需要更多的個人關注。
霍蘭德斯女士說：“61%的澳洲成年人每週過一次性生活，而兩性關係中的其它一些因素也很重要。”
她說，相互信任和親暱行爲對於維繫良好的兩性關係很關鍵。
“我們鼓勵澳洲人去重溫兩性關係的基礎‘課程’，共享燭光晚餐、促膝談心以及進行一些如按摩等的身體活動。”
“人們都意識不到經營好兩個人的關係需要的‘投資’其實很少。”
另外，調查發現，澳洲人最喜歡的三大親暱行爲是撫摸、按摩及週末共度二人世界。
約75%的調查對象稱，他們每天至少會想一次與愛人親熱的事，但僅有三分之一的人每天會親熱一下。
超過三分之一的人認爲“前戲”不夠充分，同樣比例的人稱他們更喜歡更爲“自然”的親熱。
調查結果顯示，孩子是夫妻倆親熱的一個障礙，沒有孩子的夫婦每天至少親熱一次的機率是有孩子夫婦的兩倍。
影響夫妻倆親熱的其它障礙包括疲倦、工作忙和“沒時間”。
近15%的受訪對象稱他們已沒有性生活。
be starved of:迫切需要
foreplay:sexual stimulation preceding intercourse（前戲）
