Flicking through my diary, I see vet’s appointments and parents’ evenings, work appraisals and dental visits. Oh, and the words ‘Sex with Liam’. Liam is the man I’ve been married to for 18 years, and in very many respects we are a perfectly normal couple. He’s 43 and works in the construction industry, I’m 44 and work part-time for a travel agent and part-time for a local charity. We have three children aged 15, nine and eight. And perhaps not surprisingly, given that we’ve been together for almost two decades, our sex life has hit a rocky patch.
Mr and Mrs Average Fortysomething are having sex once a week, according to a recent YouGov study. Liam and I are doing it once or twice a month – if that. This is why we decided to take part in an experiment designed to boost intimacy, revive our flagging sex life and, hopefully, form
