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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Research confirms women doing more household chores report lower sexual desire for partners.

“Yes, research confirms that women who perform a larger proportion of household chores relative to their male partners report significantly lower sexual desire for those partners. This link is not about the total amount of work a woman does, but the inequity in the division of labor. The study, published in the *Archives of Sexual Behavior*, identified”

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The claim is supported by the published study in *Archives of Sexual Behavior*: in two studies of women partnered with men, performing a larger share of household labor was associated with significantly lower sexual desire for the partner, and the association was linked to perceived unfairness and perceiving the partner as dependent.[3]

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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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psypost.org
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psychologytoday.com
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theswaddle.com
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asanet.org
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midus.wisc.edu
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Checked July 12, 2026 · we'll re-check as this develops

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MORE HOUSEWORK BY WOMEN IS LINKED WITH LOWER S*XUAL INTEREST

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