OnePoll (Tired)
Written: Wednesday 16th September,
2009
SORRY LOVE
''Not tonight, I've got a headache'' has lost its
place as the most common sex excuse - and been replaced by ''I'm too tired''.
''I've got a headache'' has now fallen to number
three in the list behind ''I'm not in the mood''.
Other white lies to make the top five included
''I've got to get up early in the morning'' and ''I'm pre-occupied with work''.
The trend emerged in a study of 4,000 adults which
also revealed one in five Brits regularly make excuses to avoid having sex.
Seven out of ten said they were often too
exhausted to enjoy sex and four out of ten said the recession had played havoc
with their sex life.
Yesterday a spokesman for www.OnePoll.com, which
carried out the study, said: ''The humble headache has had its day as far as
excuses are concerned.
''Tiredness plays a much bigger part in our
reasons not to climb between the sheets these days and enjoy some quality time
together.
''And its hardly surprising when we are all
working longer hours than ever before and have so many things to worry
about.
''Fears over whether will be able to pay our
mortgages or even whether we will have a job in a month's time are bound to
affect our bedroom performance.
''It was intriguing to see just how the recession
has affected our passion levels too.''
Bizarrely, the report also found men are more
likely to make excuses than women with 27 per cent admitting they often avoided
sex compared to 18 per cent of women.
But while one in two blokes said they made excuses
because they were genuinely too tired to make love three quarters of women said
they put their partner off because they couldn't be bothered.
Worryingly, one in three men said they made
excuses because they didn't fancy their wife or lover anymore, compared to
around one in five women who said they same thing.
Four out of ten women admitted pretending they
were asleep compared to five out of ten men.
And four out of ten men said they avoided getting
into bed at the same time as their partner in case they suggested sex.
One in in five women said they same thing.
Regionally women in the midlands are most likely
to make excuses while men in Yorkshire will
also do their best to avoid a romp.
TOP TEN SEX EXCUSES
1. Too tired
2. I'm not in the mood
3. I've got a headache
4. I've got to get up in the morning
5. I'm pre-occupied with work
6. I'm angry with you
7. I can hear one of the children
8. You need a shower
9. I've got a bad back
10. Too soon in our relationship
Research
conducted by global market research company www.onepoll.com