![]() ![]() ![]() Almost half of women in their 30s (46 per cent) and 40s (45 per cent) have had casual, one-off sexual encounters, while those in their 50s are not far behind - more than a third have had casual sex.Īpparently, few regret the experience and women in their 40s are the least remorseful: surprisingly, three-quarters of them say they have no qualms, while 65 per cent of those in their 50s also have no regrets. One-night stands, it emerges, are not solely the preserve of the young. We also discovered how often sex had unforeseen or unwelcome consequences - whether they be unwanted pregnancies, emotional trauma or sexually transmitted infections. We asked them whether they have had a one-night stand - and whether they regretted it. Our poll - the most exhaustive and wide-ranging study of its kind in years - asked almost 1,000 women, all of them married or in long-term partnerships, searching questions about every aspect of their intimate lives. Today, in the final day of the Mail’s survey, British Women and Sexuality, we can reveal that almost half of British women in their 20s - and almost as many in their 30s and 40s - have had a one-night stand.Īnd nearly a quarter of women in their 20s - Ashleigh’s age group - have had an abortion during their young lives. And, although I still believe I did the right thing, I’m paranoid about getting pregnant again and haven’t had a successful relationship since the abortion.’Īshleigh’s experience is not remotely uncommon. ‘Then I went back to my job and, three months later, started university. ‘But I couldn’t have brought a baby into the world at that time.’Īshleigh, now 25 and a TV researcher, was poised to begin a degree in English and religious studies at Bristol University when her casual sexual encounter with a ‘nice, middle-class guy’, who was on a university rugby tour, threatened to throw her plans into turmoil.Ģ3 per cent of women over 60 have had a one-night stand - 56 per cent don't regret it It was an isolated moment of madness and one I bitterly regret,’ she says. ‘What kind of a life would that baby have had? I didn’t even know the father’s surname. Fifteen weeks later, aged only 18, she had an abortion: she says she had no other option. Īshleigh Taylor’s teenage pregnancy was the result of a moment of reckless abandon during her pre-university gap year. Today, in the last part, we unveil the disturbing truth about abortion and promiscuity. In the first part of our series, we revealed how, at 50, your love life can take a nosedive and, yesterday, we exposed how many people really cheat on their partners. Ever wondered how other people’s love lives compare to yours? Or whether one-night stands are rife? In an exclusive survey, the Mail set out to discover what really happens in Britain’s bedrooms. ![]()
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