Pillow talk 'as important as sex', say scientists - Post-coital pillow talk could be just as important for a healthy relationship as sex, according to a new study
Psychologists said women whose partners nod off to sleep after being intimate were left feeling insecure and wanting attention.
A survey of 456 heterosexual people found the need for affection and communication was greatest among those whose partners fell asleep first.
The time couples spend together after sex might be as important as what happens before it
Lead author Dr Daniel Kruger said the study of couples' sleeping patterns found men often fell asleep first.
‘When their partner feel asleep first, they craved that bonding time, for expressions of affection and endearment, and felt it was lacking," Dr Kruger said, according to the Daily Mail.
"A woman could be pregnant. Although with contraception that may not be the case anymore, we still have this psychology, and the post-coital time is when the couple makes promises to each other and establish commitment.
"The time couples spend together after sex might be as important as what happens before it in terms of building the relationship yet it has rarely been studied."
Dr Kruger and Susan Hughes, from Albright College in Pennsylvania, said men may have developed a tendency to fall asleep first to avoid any conversations about commitment.
He added: "For men, in evolutionary terms there’s more of an incentive to have other sexual partners to advance their reproductive success whereas for women there is more incentive to secure the relationship." ( telegraph.co.uk )
Psychologists said women whose partners nod off to sleep after being intimate were left feeling insecure and wanting attention.
A survey of 456 heterosexual people found the need for affection and communication was greatest among those whose partners fell asleep first.
The time couples spend together after sex might be as important as what happens before it
Lead author Dr Daniel Kruger said the study of couples' sleeping patterns found men often fell asleep first.
‘When their partner feel asleep first, they craved that bonding time, for expressions of affection and endearment, and felt it was lacking," Dr Kruger said, according to the Daily Mail.
"A woman could be pregnant. Although with contraception that may not be the case anymore, we still have this psychology, and the post-coital time is when the couple makes promises to each other and establish commitment.
"The time couples spend together after sex might be as important as what happens before it in terms of building the relationship yet it has rarely been studied."
Dr Kruger and Susan Hughes, from Albright College in Pennsylvania, said men may have developed a tendency to fall asleep first to avoid any conversations about commitment.
He added: "For men, in evolutionary terms there’s more of an incentive to have other sexual partners to advance their reproductive success whereas for women there is more incentive to secure the relationship." ( telegraph.co.uk )
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