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Sex! We're loving it, say urban Indians
Published on Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 00:14, Updated on Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 00:31 in Lifestyle section
Tags: Sex, Urban India , New Delhi
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New Delhi: Urban Indians have one of the most exciting sex lives in the world and are also the most open lovers in the world when it comes to talking to partners about sex, says a new global survey.
Almost three-quarters (74 per cent) of Indians surveyed are comfortable with telling their partners what they like in bed way above the global average of 58 per cent and the UK with just 49 per cent, says the Durex ‘Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey’.
The survey further points out that two-third of Indians (68 per cent) think their love lives are exciting, a sharp contrast with 38 per cent for English lovers and 36 per cent for famed lovers in France. Moreover, 63 per cent of Indians say they have enough variety, compared with 47 per cent in the UK and just 9 per cent in Japan.
The Greeks (76 per cent) and Mexicans (80 per cent) are the only two countries to have a more exciting sex life than Indians. The survey covered more than 26,000 people online across 26 countries talking about every aspect of their sex lives.
The survey throws up interesting trends showing that Indians do not shy away from trying out new things and style in the bedroom.
”Indian bedrooms are the scenes of a range of antics for some, with sensual massage (55 per cent), sexual fantasies (58 per cent) and looking at erotic materials (55 per cent) at the top of the menu. More than a third of Indians also love to include role play (37 per cent) and wearing sexy underwear (34 per cent).”
The survey results also point to Indians increasingly becoming open to using sex toys to spice up their sex lives.
“Almost six in 10 (57 per cent) Indians think it is acceptable for products aimed at improving sex lives to be available in mainstream stores. Currently just 9 per cent of Indians use vibrators compared to 21 per cent globally although 13 per cent of Indians are interested to have a try,” the survey said.
The survey said Indians are using more of lubricants to make sex more enjoyable with 33 per cent of Indians using them more as a part of their sex lives which is similar to the global figure of 34 per cent.
Compared to most other nations, Indians seem a little reluctant to experiment. While 22 per cent of them would like to try massage oils, only 9 per cent are interested in an orgasm enhancing gel and just 7 per cent would consider aphrodisiacs or pheromones.
However, 57 per cent Indians believe that people will become more experimental in their sex lives over the next decade, boosted by information available on the Internet.
Fidelity is still something that Indians are proud of, shows the survey which said that Indians have had fewer sexual partners than most other countries. Indian men have averaged six lovers and women have averaged two, while in the UK the figures are 16 and 10 respectively. Globally men, on average, have 13 partners and women have seven.
When asked what would improve sex lives, Indians said that more romance (47 per cent), more fun (46 per cent) and being able to spend more time with their partners (44 per cent) would be among the top priorities, with 45 per cent of surveyed Indians wanting to increase their knowledge so as to make things better for their partner.
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A nation of billion + need not be taught about sex. Most of them may not afford any recreation, so
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An utter non-sense. Irresponsible marketing thats what i can say. "Indian men have averaged six lovers and women have averaged
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There is more sex going around because of openess in society, it start early sometimes in school. Marriage is not
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Well, It is not that one should have a continous sex to feel it satisfied. whenever applicable, whenever time-suits, it
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Durex wants us to believe its survey and engage in more sexual activities and buy its products. Are we so
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