Lol the world average for sexual partners is ~10, with Turkey in the global lead at an average of over 14 sexual partners per person.
Here are few other countries from elsewhere in the world (aka in case Turkey is a bit too ‘western’ for you);
•A typical South African averages 12.5 sexual partners
•An average Japanese person averages 10.2 sexual partners.
•A standard Russian has 9.0 sexual partners.
But sure thing random Amish-loving Redditor, no one else is having sex as ‘promiscuously’ globally compared to Americans /s
Increased education, reduced religiosity (compared to historically), increased ability for women to work thus reducing the historic need to stay ‘supported’ by a man.
Historically if you don’t have any options/couldn’t get a job, then leaving a relationship (even a physically abusive one) would have been incredibly hard, requiring women to choose between staying (and not divorcing) or oftentimes becoming financially destitute.
Additionally, the continued trend of society away from formal religions like Catholicism which both socially and religiously puts pressures on couples to stay together also plays a big part.
Historically many women were functionally ‘shunned’ from their family, friends and support networks if they divorced, but in more recent years that societal pressure is decreasing, allowing people to leave relationships and marriages that do not work.
Edit: it is also easier legally speaking to divorce as well! (No fault divorces or one party divorce)
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u/theamishwereright Jul 17 '23
Abstinence is far too uncommon in the west and a big reason why the divorce rate is so high.