A woman who hails from Manchester, England has divided the internet after revealing that she has limited sex with her partner to just once a year - on Christmas Day.
The 23-year-old woman says that she imposes a year-long sex ban between Christmases and thinks that her partner appreciates her more as a result of the decision, the Sun reports.
“I know it sounds crazy but this works for us.
"The fact we set aside Christmas for sex has actually made us stronger as a couple, we want each other even more now.
"We're happy to just kiss and cuddle for the rest of the year." She told the Sun.
She continued:
"Just because we're not bonkers for bonking doesn't make us crazy.
“The sex itself makes the anticipation and build up worth it. It’s the best day of the year - why not make it even better?
“I don’t expect people to understand our rules. We’re doing things our way and don’t care what other people think.
"Our relationship is stronger for our once-a-year sex vow and we wouldn't have it any other way."
And she maintains that their arrangement isn't that dissimilar to friends of theirs, who she said admit that they only have sex a couple of times a year, as well.
"Most of the time I was too shattered to get interested in sex and Rob was so busy with work, we just loved the fact we had each other," she said. The couple have also welcomed a child together.
"Last Christmas, the sex was amazing and we did it five times.
"I found out we’d conceived our first child on Christmas Day three weeks later and we were both absolutely thrilled.
"That’s when we both knew our sex ban until Christmas was the best decision we ever made."
December 25 is an especially significant date for the couple, who met on the date back in 2017 by chance at a friend's party. They began dating soon after but both wanted to take things slowly after being hurt in previous relationships.
According to news.com.au, commenters on Facebook were left divided by the revelation.
"I couldn’t go that long," one reportedly wrote, while another added, "I don't believe any guy would agree to that."
