Brett Salkeld posits that it might be:
The fact is that virtually every couple will go through times when their drives, tastes, and bodies seem less compatible and when they seem more compatible. And, as most marriage counsellors will tell you, in this their sex lives mirror the rest of their lives together. The real problem about the search for “sexual compatibility” is that it abstracts sex from the broader relationship. It makes good sex the result of a biological fluke rather than the natural outcome of a loving relationship.
Eric Barker quotes a study of 2035 married individuals:
Is it better to test sexual compatibility as early as possible or show sexual restraint so that other areas of the relationship can develop? … Both structural equation and group comparison analyses demonstrated that sexual restraint was associated with better relationship outcomes, even when controlling for education, the number of sexual partners, religiosity, and relationship length.
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