Does male sex drive peak at forty? - The Saturday Story

男性性欲在四十岁时达到顶峰吗?——《星期六故事》

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2026-01-17

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A new study has revealed a surprising truth: men’s sex drive peaks in their early forties. As a man hitting this milestone, Ben Machell explores what makes midlife libido so potent, from confidence and emotional stability, to life experience. We dive into why testosterone isn’t everything, how stress affects younger men, and what makes fortysomething men the “libido elite.” Read by: Ben Machell, features writer, The Times, and Zak Asgard, contributor. The Times. Producer: Dave Creasey. Read more: I’m 43. Are men my age really having more sex than anyone else? Clips: Working Title/Universal. Photo: Getty. Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is the story.

  • I'm Luke Jones.

  • This week you might have seen a story on the front page of The Times that might have shocked you or at the very least intrigued you.

  • While it is widely believed that people in general are at their sexiest and indeed have the most amount of sex in their 20s,

  • a new report suggests that men actually reach their sexual peak in their early 40s.

  • I'm sure many of you listening, women included, might have something to say about that.

  • Maybe you're in the throes of it at the moment, if so, best of luck to you.

  • Well, in his hilarious and widely shared article,

  • one man who very much falls into that category and that age bracket is Ben Machel,

  • who reflects on the reasons he thinks this may or may not be true.

  • And on the other side of the fence,

  • 26-year-old writer Zach Asgard reflects on why younger men might be on the other end of the spectrum.

  • We asked them both to read their pieces for us.

  • According to a comprehensive new scientific study, men's sexual hypertype peaks in their early 40s.

  • As a man in his early 40s, I found this both lovely and unexpected.

  • One minute,

  • you're posting on your favourite Skaatica message board and wondering whether this is the year you'll finally take the plunge and get English Heritage membership.

  • The next, you're having to keep your head around the fact that you are,

  • demographically speaking, a member of this planet's sexual elite.

  • The best of the best.