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The complete opposite of the sexless marriage

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Remember those days before you were married, before you had kids? Those we call the salad days, of dating, of togetherness. Generally speaking, those days are full of getting to know each other going out, and lots and lots of sex. Then, we get married and settle down, and so do our sex lives.

Not so for two couples whose bedroom activities have been documented in their recently published books. Both couples' goal? To have sex as much as possible. Can it be done? Sure. Should it be done? Well, I guess you'll have to read the books.

For some strange reason--or maybe familiarity really does breed contempt--our sex lives go down hill, or at the very least take a detour, after we get married. Show me a couple who has as much sex as they did when they were dating (religious preferences aside) and I'll show you a couple who are writing a book.

One of the books in question is "365 Nights," wherein the Mullers have sex 365 days in a row. In the other book, a decidedly different couple with a similar problem on their hands has sex 101 days in a row in "Just Do It." Most couples on average have sex 66 times a year--that's more than once a week! How does this happen? I can tell you how it doesn't happen--you're tired, you're busy, you're writing for the Internet. You've got a ton of responsibility that you didn't have when you were younger and single.

Still, I've always heard and am living proof that married couples tend to have sex more than their single counterparts. This is because there is generally always someone around and that person generally wants to do it! Getting the guy into the house is half the battle, you know.

Apparently, this sex after marriage thing--and perhaps the chronicling of it too--is becoming something of a trend. Whether these two couples are any happier than couples who don't have sex every day (or write about it) remains to be seen, as does whether or not people are happier because they have sex or happy people have more sex.

Is sex every day the answer to your marriage? Hard to say. For some perhaps and for others, maybe not. One thing to consider is that having sex every night may not be the right amount for each couple. Also, I can attest from having lots of sex while trying to get pregnant the first time, having sex every day can be tiring and can also get you pregnant. So watch out.

Pic of marriage bed by Haydn Blackey.

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