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The type of joke you should tell to improve your sex life revealed – and the ones to avoid
Results showed couples who regularly made good-natured jokes about sex enjoyed increased comfort, fun and closeness
TELLING saucy jokes livens up your sex life, according to a study.
Those titillated by smutty innuendo, like that from Carry On favourite Sid James, said they were more satisfied in bed.
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Researchers studied the attitudes and love lives of 196 people in relationships of longer than four months.
Results showed couples who regularly made good-natured jokes about sex enjoyed increased comfort, fun and closeness.
Prof Christine Lomore, of St Francis Xavier University in Canada, said: “Most participants saw positive consequences of sexual humour, including increased comfort, fun and closeness.
“Sexual humour may help mitigate discomfort with potentially awkward situations and facilitate connection with a partner.
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“This suggests it may play a modest but distinctive role in sexual well-being.”
Laughter and lovemaking are regular bedfellows as people rate a sense of humour as a top turn-on.
The study found simply making more jokes was not enough to improve a couple’s sex life – it was important for them to be positive and upbeat.
If jokes were negative or one-sided they could be a mood-killer and make the other partner uncomfortable.
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