How Many Orgasms Do Women Need to Call Sex Good?

Zero, One, Multiple?

Zita Fontaine

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A woman’s body is like a violin and all, and that it takes a terrific musician to play it right.― JD Salinger

Good sex when complemented with a satisfying orgasm, or two can be pure bliss, the proof of the two being connected on a cosmic level. It can be just an everyday magical instance that reminds you that life is good as long as it can reward you with such moments, or it can be an earth-shattering, mind-blowing experience that makes you laugh or cry, leaving you breathless, making you ache for more and more, or putting you to a dreamless sleep as a final resort from all the pain and ugliness from this world.

But does one really need an orgasm or two or more to call sex good sex?

The orgasm gap

The orgasm gap is a term coined only recently, referring to the disparity of orgasms within a heterosexual relationship. It became an issue when women started to claim their right to have just as many orgasms as men. A national survey conducted in The US reported one female orgasm for every three male orgasms. In heterosexual relationships, men reported that they orgasm usually or always during sexual intimacy, 95 per cent of the time.

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Zita Fontaine

Writer. Dreamer. Hopeless romantic. Newsletter: zita.substack.com Email me: zitafontaine (at) gmail