A new study suggests Canadian baby boomers are more likely to fall asleep watching television than after having sex with their partner at night. The Ipsos-Reid survey published Thursday found Canadians between 40 and 64 years old dedicate an average of just 15 minutes a day to sex and romance.
They said they were too stressed or too tired or simply did not have enough time for a romp in bed.
But, the protagonists of the 1960s sexual revolution said they spent about four or five hours per day watching television or surfing the Internet, more than 30 hours per week in total.
Almost half found sex intimate and tender, maybe a bit predictable now, but 80 percent agreed it made them feel "loved and appreciated" and said it deepened intimacy in their relationship.
A majority also said sex is no less enjoyable now than in their twenties. Only 28 percent of those surveyed said their sex life was not as "wild and hot" or less fun.
The survey of 2,498 Canadians in late November was commissioned by Pfizer, the manufacturer of Viagra, with a two percent margin of error.
