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Recession putting Irish people off sex

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  • 01-08-2011 10:23pm
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    wolf moon
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    Are you affected?

    Recession putting Irish people off sex


    "NEW RESEARCH FROM Relationships Ireland, published in today’s Irish Daily Star (print edition only), confirms that depression is putting us off sex.

    The charity says 30 per cent of couples who seek their help have sexual issues to resolve.

    According to the relationships experts, men in particular are badly affected by stress, causing them to struggle with flagging libido.

    The Herald quotes relationship counsellor Lisa O’Hara as saying decreased sexual activity is creating “a lot of yearning and rejection”.

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    Cill Dara Abu
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    Cant afford condoms


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    Ulysses Gaze
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    wolf moon wrote: »
    Are you affected?

    Recession putting Irish people off sex


    "NEW RESEARCH FROM Relationships Ireland, published in today’s Irish Daily Star (print edition only), confirms that depression is putting us off sex.

    The charity says 30 per cent of couples who seek their help have sexual issues to resolve.

    According to the relationships experts, men in particular are badly affected by stress, causing them to struggle with flagging libido.

    The Herald quotes relationship counsellor Lisa O’Hara as saying decreased sexual activity is creating “a lot of yearning and rejection”.


    If this is true, why do we have a baby boom then?


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    Nodin
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    Cill Dara Abu wrote: »
    Cant afford condoms

    Can't afford chips more likely.


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    LighterGuy
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    Thats ridiculous.
    Who ever said that clearly isnt living in the real world.

    People aint having sex less because of recession.
    People will always have sex no matter what.


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    Storminateacup
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    Far from it. If I sprouted a giant penis over night, I doubt that would even put him off.


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    muboop1
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    I would have taught the opposite... everyone is at home because cant work and well... have sex to pass the time!!


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    Cill Dara Abu
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    Nodin wrote: »
    Can't afford chips more likely.
    You put chips on your willy?


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    Sticky_Fingers
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    muboop1 wrote: »
    I would have taught the opposite... everyone is at home because cant work and well... have sex to pass the time!!
    But there is always snooker on the telly...


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    Sykk
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    My girlfriend is German... So that'd be nein :D


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    ilovesleep
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    It made me into an absolute whore. I'd drop my knickers now for anybody. I find sex relieves stress. Before this, not so much.


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    My name is URL
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    The recession.. so that's why I'm not getting any.


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    Solnskaya
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    Yeah roish, every woman I know between 18 and 48 is expecting a sprog since the whole recession thing kicked in- not going to work?, getting lots of lie ins? I know, lets ride the hole off each other, the feckers can't tax that anyway. Especially the hot eastern european women. I notice a lot of them are preggers now, and frankly, its a disgrace. Ruining them lovely figures. Soon there won't be anyone worth ogling in Tescos.


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    LighterGuy
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    Why are the results hidden? :confused:


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    Cill Dara Abu
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    Solnskaya wrote: »
    Yeah roish, every woman I know between 18 and 48 is expecting a sprog since the whole recession thing kicked in- not going to work?, getting lots of lie ins? I know, lets ride the hole off each other, the feckers can't tax that anyway. Especially the hot eastern european women. I notice a lot of them are preggers now, and frankly, its a disgrace. Ruining them lovely figures. Soon there won't be anyone worth ogling in Tescos.
    Anyone else read this in a D4 accent?:D


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    Sticky_Fingers
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    LighterGuy wrote: »
    Why are the results hidden? :confused:
    Protect those of us who are not getting any recession or no?


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,300 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    wolf moon wrote: »
    Are you affected?

    Recession putting Irish people off sex


    "NEW RESEARCH FROM Relationships Ireland, published in today’s Irish Daily Star (print edition only), confirms that depression is putting us off sex.

    The charity says 30 per cent of couples who seek their help have sexual issues to resolve.

    According to the relationships experts, men in particular are badly affected by stress, causing them to struggle with flagging libido.

    The Herald quotes relationship counsellor Lisa O’Hara as saying decreased sexual activity is creating “a lot of yearning and rejection”.


    So the recession was engineered by the Catholic church?

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    fedor.2.
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    ilovesleep wrote: »
    It made me into an absolute whore. I'd drop my knickers now for anybody. I find sex relieves stress. Before this, not so much.


    PM sent


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    Abi
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    ilovesleep wrote: »
    It made me into an absolute whore. I'd drop my knickers now for anybody.

    Do you think the recession might be the cause of the attention whoring too?











    .


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    Nodin
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    Abi wrote: »
    Do you think the recession might be the cause of your attention whoring too?

    You left out the [miaow] tags there....


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    Abi
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    Nodin wrote: »
    You left out the [miaow] tags there....

    Thanks for the heads up.


    /sharpens claws


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    fedor.2.
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    Abi wrote: »
    Do you think the recession might be the cause of your attention whoring too?


    No need for that


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    Gummy Panda
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    ilovesleep wrote: »
    It made me into an absolute whore. I'd drop my knickers now for anybody. I find sex relieves stress. Before this, not so much.

    I look forward to your headline in The Sun:

    "Enda's Budget made me into a whore!"


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    Mike 1972
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    muboop1 wrote: »
    I would have taught the opposite... everyone is at home because cant work and well... have sex to pass the time!!

    Back in the 19th century someone (cant remember and cant be @r$€;d googling) referred to sex as "the opera of the poor".

    Economically depressed countries tend to have higher birthrates. In Ireland of decades past family sizes similar to those still widely seen in many developing countries (stupid term I know) today were the norm.


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    Bloody Nipples
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    Cill Dara Abu wrote: »
    Cant afford condoms

    Poor Ciara.


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    Show Time
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    There are a lot less lonely housewifes around since the Celtic Tiger ran away as the husbands are all home now.


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    aujopimur
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    Judging by the large amount of recession pregnancies I saw in Cork this weekend I'd say the unemployed are doing plenty of riding.


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    #28
    Saila
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    results hidden :mad: :rolleyes:

    :adds to ignore list:


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    #29
    pragmatic1
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    Was there not some other study a while back that predicted a baby boom due to all the riding caused by the recession.


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    Abi
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    Saila wrote: »
    results hidden :mad: :rolleyes:

    :adds to ignore list:


    Was gonna say the same!


    OP sieving through the votes to see who they should PM :D


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    #31
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,018 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    Was there not some other study a while back that predicted a baby boom due to all the riding caused by the recession.

    Can you remember was it in the Daily Star or an actual newspaper ?


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