The bad news for millennials/Gen Ys/iGens just keeps coming. We can’t find jobs. We’re poor. And we’ll probably never buy a house. The future is looking bleak AF.
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse, the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior has dropped a very unwelcome bombshell.
Yesterday, it was declared – once and for all – that young people just aren’t that into sex. One expert went as far to say; “So, is this the beginning of the end for sex?”
…Er, no. Somehow we’re not convinced that this is the end of sex. But it does seem like a shame, given sex is rumoured to be quite a fun way to pass the time.
According to the research, the change has been most dramatic among young women (…whoops), meaning your mum probably had significantly more sex at 25 than you currently are.
The research also indicates that your mum (oh God, all those ‘ya mum’ jokes had a scientific basis…) had more sexual partners.
Well, it’s not hard to beat zero, amirite ladeez? Joking, joking…
So why are young people having less sex? Here are the theories:
Living at home for longer
The ridiculous cost of living has meant young people are living at home longer. Experts are concerned we have witnessed the death of the bachelor/bachelorette pad, and therefore promiscuity seems like a less viable option.

No one is sleeping with someone in a bunk bed. Image via Warner Bros.
A rise in anxiety and depression
Mental health issues like anxiety and depression commonly lead to a disinterest in sex.
Antidepressant usage
Well, you can't win, can you? A key side effect of antidepressants is erectile problems and a decrease in sex drive.
Porn
We are the first generation to have unlimited pornography at our fingertips. If the option is to have sex, or to sit at home and treat yourself to a tailor made sexual experience with no emotional or personal investment, it would seem most are opting for the latter.
Watch: Maybe this is why porn has been declared a "public health crisis". (Post continues after video.)
Pressure to succeed professionally
With the odds stacked against us millennials, many are working long hours and desperately trying to climb the ladder. This means there is little time for a) sourcing a sexual partner and b) having the actual sex.
Top Comments
Id think its not such a bad thing, remember back them women were expected to give in to the guy and if she said no well she just a tease or frigid and not marriage or gf material
Now we can say no and its ok
Our mothers were shamed into saying yes and made to feel deficient, 'frigid', 'cold fish' if they didn't. Now women can just say No. Liberating, isn't it.
So true, there was nothing worse than being called a 'prick teaser'. We were also under the belief that guys would be in horrendous pain if they didn't get relief, which of course we had to provide. And yes we were stupid and naïve enough to believe it.
Thats the first thing i thought too