Pierre Elliott Trudeau famously said that the state had ‘no business in the bedrooms of the nation’. It seems pollsters do.
Valentines Day is usually a time for so-called ‘publicity polls’ about relationship and romance. Ipsos-Reid just released the findings of such a poll conducted on behalf of Pfizer.
It asked Canadians about the role ‘pillow talk’ plays in their lives.
While most (82%) Canadians agree that ‘pillow talk is very important when it comes to building and maintaining intimacy in a relationship, in many cases it is not sex or intimacy that is being discussed once the head hits the pillow.
In most cases the topic of conversation is family matters (27%), upcoming events (25%), house stuff (22%), the kids (17%), work (17%) or even “anything and everything” (32%). But some Canadians, particularly those who are currently single, say their pillow talk consists of romantic, sweet nothings (23%), and flirty (16%) or hot and sexy chat (13%). Just 15% of Canadians say they never engage in pillow talk.
Among Canadians who engage in pillow talk, they appear to do it more regularly when sex is not involved.
Among those who engage in pillow talk when sex is involved, just 17% engage in pillow talk after sex on most occasions. Few engage in pillow talk most (4%) or some of the time (14%) during sex, while eight in ten (81%) do not engage in pillow talk during sex.
There are few significant regional differences. However, Quebeckers appear to stand out on two aspects of ‘pillow talking’:
- They are more likely to use pillow talk to discuss upcoming events.
- And they appear least likely to engage in pillow talk during sex.
One thing at a time.
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