Dispensary Corner

FAR from delivering another baby-boom it appears that COVID-19-induced lockdowns have turned out to be a bit of a mood killer.

While some had hypothesised that couples having more time together would lead to a spike in the global birth rate, researchers from Texas State University and the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, found sexual desire is lower than it has been at any point during the pandemic.

Assistant Professor of Psychology at Texas State, Rhonda Balzarini, told The Wall Street Journal, that people were “feeling really schlubby” after ditching exercise routines and forgoing personal grooming.

“It’s like a stress spillover,” Balzarini said.

“That makes them feel less attractive and therefore less desirable.”

Psychologist at Northwestern University’s Family Institute, Alexandra Solomon, noted that people needed to find ways to block out inner perceptions of their attractiveness and to borrow Nike’s slogan, ‘just do it’.

“Your partner very likely does not have the same critical narrative about your body that you do,” Solomon said.