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Sex Recession
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Sex Recession “Flaccid,” may be the best description of the economy right now. It’s hard to watch a news report of pick up a newspaper without coverage of economic doom and gloom. As far reaching as the global economic crisis is, sometimes its impact can be felt beyond the boardroom, even within the bedroom. “Stress, depression and anxiety all wreak havoc on the libido,” writes Dr. Ruth Westheimer, in a November 24th article in Forbes titled, “Sex Recession.” For many people (and men in particular) the pressures that surround being the primary breadwinner in a family during a “limp” economy may manifest limpness elsewhere. But are we really in a sex recession? As couples begin to tighten their financial belt on luxury expenditures, holidays and dinners out, the trend has not seemed to affect the purchase of personal sex products. "This industry is shielded in a way," says Katy Zvolerin, director of public relations with sex toy maker, Adam & Eve, in a December 19th article, in Forbes. "It does seem people use us even more heavily in bad times." In fact, not only is the selection of sex products growing at a seemingly exponential rate, but sex products themselves have bucked their former habitat of curtained-off areas in seedy porn shops in favour of the wide aisles of more mainstream retailers like Target, and Wal-Mart. "We've grown 30% this year alone. We've had to completely automate our factories to meet the tremendous demand. People are deciding to stay at home and engage in inexpensive entertainment,'' says Michael Trygstad, founder of Wet, a lubricant manufacturer in California. TIME magazine published a recent article titled, “Will the Economy Kill Your Marriage?” In the article, the author attempts to correlate a dive in the economy to rocketing divorce rates. TIME seems to suggest that cheating on one’s spouse is up--and an October 30th New York Times article seems to agree. So how do we reconcile Dr.Ruth’s libidinal depression concerns with the economic boom seen in the sexwares market? As many people are forced to deal the emotional downturns of a struggling economy, they have a tendency to seek solace through escapism and outside of their primary relationship. Trygrstad’s theory may only be partially right: perhaps people do seek inexpensive entertainment when the economy hits the skids. Only they don’t necessarily do so within their own home. Dr. Ruth, the ever pragmatic sex therapist is quick to send a consoling reminder: “Sex is the glue that holds a relationship together, so couples need to maintain their sex lives,” she advises. “Just because one or both partners don't really feel ‘in the mood’ is no excuse to abandon hope. Persevere.” So is there a correlation between the credit crunch and libidinal decline? I would say no. Spouses and long term relationships may be suffering the sexual ill effects of the economy, but it doesn’t seem as though our libidos are suffering. If anything, our sexual forays appear to have increased--only with more toys, and with other people. And perhaps there’s some consolation to be taken that as our investments dwindle and shrivel, not every part of our lives (or bodies) will suffer the same fate.  |
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okay,,a little off point here but kinda in the same ballpark,,if you watch market trends there is a funny tilt to it. Disposable income goes down but people still go and spend thousands on things like big screen TVs. W/we used to live in a small logging town in BC where the economy hit the dumps about 6 years ago. Mills were shutting down left right and center,,people selling their homes for 28% lower then market value,,but big shopping still went on and even climbed during this period. It is human nature to spend spend spend, they may not know when they will have the money for the next mortgage payment but they will be sitting at home watching a TV that barely fits into their den. It may sound unrealistic but it's true finding freedom through submission]
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Milder,..interesting points,...fortunately I'm independently penniless so the market trends mean little to me,....and my libido remains as yet unaffected by concerns of this nature. Hidden,...interesting point as to the greed and senselessness of many. Good girls go to heaven,....Bad girls go EVERYWHERE! I love to travel  Come visit my blog tigger678902
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I think humans have a propensity to expand and accumulate--whether it's empires, armies, weapons, or high definition flat-screen plasma TV's. The difference between historical gathering and today's greed obsessed consumerism is the advent of widely available credit. Suddenly, what was once the privilege of the bourgeoises is now available to one and all, and particularly to those who have neither the means nor the wherewithal to manage the debt they incur. I don't think human nature has changed significantly in the last 10,000 years, only the means of satisfying our desires. Banks know this and exploit this weakness as an opportunity for them to grow their bottom line. Although I think there are some insidious approaches to offering people credit ("low introductory financing", and small print), I also feel there is a substantial amount of responsibility to be shouldered by those that accept the $10,000.00 line of credit their bank offers them. Remember: no business will engage in behaviour that is not directly related to making money. If people didn't use the services provided to them by these financial institutions, the services would cease to exist.
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Tell me about it. You should check out Ronald Wright's book, "A Short History of Progress."
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