Sexual Repertoire, Duration of Partnered Sex, Sexual Pleasure, and Orgasm: A US Nationally Representative Survey of Adults show that while women and men reported a similar actual duration of sex, men wished it to last longer

Sexual Repertoire, Duration of Partnered Sex, Sexual Pleasure, and Orgasm: Findings from a US Nationally Representative Survey of Adults. Debby Herbenick, Tsung-chieh Fu & Callie Patterson. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, Sep 23 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2022.2126417

Abstract: In a confidential U.S. nationally representative survey of 2,525 adults (1300 women, 1225 men), we examined participants’ event-level sexual behaviors, predictors of pleasure and orgasm, and perceived actual and ideal duration of sex, by gender and age. Event-level kissing, cuddling, vaginal intercourse, and oral sex were prevalent. Sexual choking was more prevalent among adults under 40. While women and men reported a similar actual duration of sex, men reported a longer ideal duration. Participants with same-sex partners reported a longer ideal duration than those with other-sex partners. Finally, findings show that gendered sexual inequities related to pleasure and orgasm persist.