By Nick Mcdermott for MailOnline. OK, chaps, put down the vacuum cleaner, step away from the kitchen sink Researchers claim that couples who stick to traditional gender roles in the home make love 20 times more per year. They found that on average couples have sex five times a month. But partnerships where the wife does all the household tasks reported having sex 1. In the bedroom: Researchers claim that on average couples who stick to traditional gender roles in the home make love 20 times more per year. Previous research found husbands got more bedroom time if they helped around the home, suggesting that sex was in exchange for housework.

The dinner itself was merely adequate, but the company and the conversation were wonderful. So, we got home, I kissed her goodnight, told her I loved her, and proceeded to the bedroom alone. As I awoke the following day, and like on so many other occasions previously, I felt that I had once again let another opportunity to be together slip away.

My wife and I married when we were in our early 20s. We enjoyed our sex life, though I never felt she enjoyed it as much as I did. Her menopause began when she was Hot flushes were the main symptoms, accompanied by restless nights, irritability and a declining interest in sex. She decided not to take HRT, mainly because she was anxious about the increased risk of breast cancer.