Preferences in marital sexual practices and the role of pornography

SummaryWhat are the preferred sexual practices of married men and women? Do men and women differ in these preferences? Do men and women understand the sexual preferences of their partners? Do the married consume pornography? Are their sexual practices influenced by consuming pornography? All these questions had no valid answers in the existing scientific literature which inclined the current study to inquire this important area of human behavior. A specific questionnaire was developed to gather data. The participants of the study were 100 married men and women who were selected through snowball sampling technique. The findings revealed certain interesting facts about the preferences in sexual practices and the possible influence of pornography in this regard. Vaginal sex, being the top most priority for both men and women, was ranked 1 followed by oral sex, sex-provoking talks and voices, and sexual fantasies. The preferences of men and women differed very slightly. Men and women both had a sufficient understanding about the likes and dislikes of their sexual partners. Women, however, had a better understanding in this regard. Men and women were found to be equally interested in pornography. Marriage, however, decreased this interest for men and increased the same for women.