I have noticed that my desire for sex in general went way down after my fiancée and I got serious. My understanding is that what messes other couples up is that you kinda need to schedule romance after a while; at least, it seems like that based on how often my grandma took me on hours-long trips to Barnes and Noble as a kid until she got the all-clear text from my mom that it was safe for me to come home.

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Whole new angle on the grandmother hypothesis

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Tbh as a kid I only thought it was a bit odd that mom and dad seemed much more cuddly after my B&N trips, but didn't give it any more thought than that until I was an adult