According to a new report from the Italian Matrimonial Lawyers Association (AMI), sexual apathy leads to 20% of Italian divorces.
Lack of bedroom activity at home doesn’t mean that there has been an overall decrease in sexual appetite. Married Italians are increasingly looking outside of their union to satisfy desire. In 70% of cases, it is the husband who seeks partners outside of the home, but cheating among wives is also on the rise.
These so called ‘white-marriages’, which are characterized by a complete lack of sexual activity, are particularly common among new unions, rather than seasoned couples.
Italy’s bedroom woes don’t end there. A study by the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine (SIAMS) has identified an affliction they have termed ‘sexual anorexia’.
Sexual anorexia is a problem for young Italian men, who are unable to become aroused due to desensitization from ‘excessive porn use’ in their teens.
Of Italy’s 7.8 million Internet users, 28.9% frequent adult sites. Italy faired better than other European web users, coming in 4th in overall porn consumption- behind Germany (34.5%), France (33.6%) and Spain (32.4%).
Not to fear, researchers from SIAMS insist that sexual anorexia is a reversible condition. Proper assistance can help Italian men refocus their sexuality on real-life relationships rather than online images.
