Forget a ménage à trois, Britons’ top sexual fantasy is erotic role-play, a survey has found.
A poll of over 3,500 Britons found that a third of Britons are primarily interested in erotic role-playing with a partner.
Such scenarios include pretending to be strangers or exploring teacher-student dynamics, according to the report “Let’s Talk About Sex,” conducted by telehealth company Hims & Hers.
But there are other, more specific sexual fetishes: around one in twenty Britons is interested in ‘objectphilia’.
In this case, someone is interested in ‘a sexual or romantic relationship with an inanimate object’.
A poll of over 3,500 Britons conducted by telehealth company Hims & Hers Health found that a third of Britons are most interested in erotic role-playing with a partner.
The “inanimate object,” whether a sex toy or a lamp, preferred by those interested in objectophilia was not specified in the report.
Erotic role-playing was the most popular, with 32 percent of Brits surveyed saying they were interested in exciting fictional scenarios. Pursuing a ‘dom/sub’ relationship came in second, at 17 percent.
Dom and sub stand for dominant and submissive respectively and are relationships in which one person has power over the other by mutual consent.
This was closely followed by sexual voyeurism, the observation of others during sexual acts, at 16 percent.
Around one in six Britons (14 percent) were interested in ‘dry dating’, a ‘sex trend’ where people date without drinking alcohol or taking drugs.
A similar percentage of Britons (13 percent) wanted a ‘sugar relationship’ where one partner offers financial rewards in exchange for companionship or intimacy.
More than one in ten Britons (11 percent) said they were interested in pegging, a sex act where one person uses a sex toy to have anal sex with another person.
Other, more niche, sexual fetishes were also discussed, with around one in twenty Britons interested in pursuing ‘objectphilia’. This is when someone is interested in ‘entering into a sexual or romantic relationship with an inanimate object’
A similar percentage were interested in polyamory, which involves having multiple sexual partners without seeking a relationship.
Voyeurism was in the top three sexual fantasies of Britons, but the flip side of the coin, exhibitionism (being watched during sexual acts), was less popular, with only 10 percent of people wanting to do it.
Cuckolding, a form of role-play where someone ‘forces’ their partner to watch them ‘cheat’, was also a niche product, with only one in ten Britons saying they would pursue the fetish.
As with other fantasies mentioned, the research did not detail which aspect of this sex trend Brits found most interesting to try out.
In addition to objectophilia, there are other rare fantasies, such as being paid to post sexy photos and videos on a platform like OnlyFans (9 percent) and having a partner use his or her feet.
The survey found that when asked what would improve their sex life, most Britons did not answer: more sex.
About 67 percent said that trying a different form of sex would improve their intimate relationship.
Dr Denise Asafu-Adjei, a urologist at Hims & Hers, commented on the results: ‘People have become more curious. They are doing much more than what we are mapping.’
Another aspect of the report looked at how much sex Britons were having in different parts of the country.
Nationally, 55 percent of Britons said they had sex at least once a week; 59 percent of men and 51 percent of women.
London residents scored well above the national average, with 67 percent reporting having a romantic relationship at least once a week.
This was followed by people in the North West (57 percent) and lovers in the East Midlands (56 percent).
Nationally, 55 percent of Britons said they had sex at least once a week, compared to 59 percent for men and 51 percent for women.
Northern Ireland was at the other end of the spectrum, with less than half (44 percent) of people reporting having sex on a weekly basis.
This was followed by Wales and the East of England, where residents finished in joint second place with just 49 percent.
However, the research also found that Britons suspect that many more people are having sex than is actually the case.
Respondents were asked how many Britons thought they had sex at least once a week. The average was 81 percent, 26 percentage points higher than the reality.
According to Dr. Asafu-Adjei, it’s important to remember that there is no “normal” amount of sex that people should aim for.
“It’s hard to convince people that there’s no standard sex life,” she said.
“There’s a spectrum and I feel like people have a wrong sense (that there’s a number). It’s really different for everyone.”