Women Want Less Housework & More Sex

• The majority of women in committed relationships are satisfied with their physical attraction to (64 percent) and emotional connection with (61 percent) their mate.
• About half of women in committed relationships are satisfied with the division of labor (49 percent), their opportunities to have fun with their mate (50 percent), their sex life (51 percent), the amount of quality time spent together (52 percent), shared interests/hobbies (53 percent) and communication with one another (54 percent).
• Three in 10 married/partnered women say they would choose a good glass of wine over sex with their husband for stress relief.
• Eight in 10 married/partnered women say their spouse/partner/significant other contributes to their stress; one-quarter say their mate contributes a great deal of stress.
• Some 23 percent of women who are no longer married say their former spouse causes them a great deal of stress; 43 percent say their ex contributes to at least some of their stress.
• Only two in 10 married/partnered women seeking change in their relationship say they would have married someone other than their current spouse. Another 14 percent wish they had never gotten married.
• Boomer women are more satisfied than younger generations with their ability to nurture friendships (60 percent vs. 41 percent Gen-Y and 43 percent Gen-X women) and be involved as citizens and/or members of the community (53 percent vs. 33 percent Gen Y and 38 percent Gen-X women).

Family Life:

• Half (50 percent) of all women do not want to change anything about their family life, while the remaining half do.

• Two-thirds are satisfied with the amount of time they have to spend with their children/family.
• Gen Y women (62 percent) are more likely than Gen X (49 percent) and Boomer (42 percent) women to seek a change in their family life.

• Across all generations surveyed, having more children is the number-one desire for women who seek a change in their family life.