This might sound untrue, but many men these days are beginning to fake orgasms and the reason is quite surprising.
Dailystar reports that according to a new survey, a whopping 68% of women admitted to faking that big-O. But you'll probably be more surprised to learn that 28% of lads also lie about reaching orgasm.
So why are they putting on a show in the bedroom?
More than half of ladies (54%) said it was because the s*x was taking too long and they didn’t want to hurt their lover’s feelings. Other reasons women gave for pretending included boring s*x, not being in the mood, feeling tired, being too drunk and not being satisfied by a new partner.
As for the guys who pretend to peak, they did it because they were too tipsy to ejaculate or to spare a partner’s feelings.
One in ten men confessed to faking it during a one-night stand after realising they had made a "mistake".
The survey also discovered ladies were eight times more likely to fake an orgasm with their husband or long-term partner compared to a new lover or someone with whom they were cheating.
More than half of the women saw nothing wrong in faking a climax and admitted it was “easy” to fool men into thinking they had really been in the throes of passion.
The results come from a new poll of 1,000 people by extra-marital dating site IllicitEncounters.com.
Christian Grant, spokesman for IllicitEncounters.com, said: "It is very clear from these findings that there are a lot of women having rubbish sex with their husbands and long-term boyfriends and faking it to spare their feelings."
He continued: "It is easier to do that than confront the deeper problems in a relationship.
"Perhaps what is more surprising is how many men are faking it, too – largely for the same reasons as women.
"They put on an act because their marriage or long-term relationship is stale and they are going through the motions when it comes to sex.
"All IllicitEncounters.com research shows that couples enjoy their best sex right at the start of a relationship when things are still fresh and you are both excited to be trying something new."
Why women fake orgasms
1 S*x was taking too long and they didn't want to hurt their long-term partner's feelings (54%)
2 The s*x was boring (37%)
3 Not in the mood (36%)
4 Too tired (35%)
5 They had drunk too much (28%)
6 Their partner was new and could not satisfy them (16%)
7 They struggle to climax through intercourse (15%)
