{"id":359,"date":"2013-10-14T07:41:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T07:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/?p=359"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:40:35","slug":"ideal-time-spend-making-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/ideal-time-spend-making-love\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Should Sex Last?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luckily, we all have different likes and turn ons and we all derive sexual satisfaction in different ways, so the topic of the ideal duration for intercourse remains a fairly subjective one.<\/p>\n

And while the last thing we\u2019re suggesting is that we all get busy to the accompaniment of a ticking stopwatch, the fact remains that in order for men and women to glean shared sexual gratification together, we all need to give it time.
\nThough it\u2019s probably not as much as you previously thought.<\/p>\n

Sex Duration Facts<\/h2>\n

<\/b>In 2005, American physician Dr. Irwin Goldstein conducted a survey of 1,500 couples to determine the average duration of their lovemaking sessions. The result? 7.3 minutes, which we reckon is a lot less than certain aspects of modern popular culture have lead us to believe.<\/p>\n

Then, three years later, Dr. Eric Corty, another American, published the findings of a study carried out on 50 couples to determine the length of time they would like <\/i>their lusty liaisons \u2013 that is to say, from penetration to ejaculation \u2013 to last. The findings showed:<\/p>\n