Our desire for sex is, to some degree, seasonal. Research has shown that our sexual desire and sexual activity ebb and flow throughout the year, but that there is a slight peak to this desire cycle around Christmas and New Year’s.

As a sexologist, I believe that the seasonal spike has something to do with time spent away from work and, instead, attending festive parties flowing with bubbly drinks. Even though research reports increased sexual desire and activity, the holiday season can also, unfortunately, put the brakes on a sex life for many people.

Hands down, the holiday season is both a wonderful and stressful/hectic time. Along with daily to-do lists, the season comes with shelling out money for gifts, managing chaotic schedules, and managing a keen balancing act of family obligations. Along with the........

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