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More than half of couples DON'T have sex on their wedding night - mostly because the groom is too drunk
Poll of 2,128 newlyweds found 52% don't have sex on wedding night A quarter of the time groom gets too drunk, 13% of the time, bride One in ten couples argue before the reception finishes
By Deni Kirkova PUBLISHED: 15:00 GMT, 9 October 2013 | UPDATED: 00:46 GMT, 10 October 2013

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It is supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, but for most couples it does not have the perfect ending. For the majority fail to consummate their marriage on their wedding night, a survey shows. And the most frequent reason is that the groom was too drunk to make love. The bride falling asleep and arguments during the reception were also blamed for couples not having sex on their first night as man and wife.

Celebration: Almost a quarter (24 per cent) of the time there's no sex because the groom is too drunk

The poll questioned 2,138 people who married in the past three years. More than half 52 per cent admitted to not making love on their wedding night and 17 per cent waited for more than three days after the ceremony.

Of those who did not consummate their marriage on their wedding night, 24 per cent said it was because the groom was too drunk. For 16 per cent it was because the bride was too tired and fell asleep and for 13 per cent it was because the bride was too drunk. In 4 per cent of cases it was the groom who fell asleep. Eleven per cent said it was because they had their children to look after, and 9 per cent admitted that they had had an argument before the wedding reception ended. In another 9 per cent of cases, the couples spent their wedding night travelling to their honeymoon destination, while 7 per cent stayed up all night partying with guests. George Charles, marketing director of Voucher Codes Pro, which commissioned the survey, said: The emphasis of wedding night sex for married couples is no longer a huge factor. It may be that the stress and pressure of organising a wedding takes the main priority, especially considering such a large proportion of couples have been living together for years.

Bad start: Nine per cent of the newlyweds had an argument before the wedding reception ended

Top reasons for not having wedding night sex

1. The groom was too drunk (24 per cent) 2. The bride was too tired and fell asleep (16 per cent) 3. The bride was too drunk (13 per cent) 4. Had to look after our children (11 per cent) 5. We had an argument before wedding reception ended (9 per cent) 6. Needed to leave for our honeymoon (9 per cent)

7. Stayed up all night partying/celebrating with guests (7 per cent) 8. The groom was too tired and fell asleep (4 per cent) 9. Neither of us felt like having sex (4 per cent) 10. Other (3 per cent)

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Comments (353)
Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all Report comment Reubenene, Victoria, Australia, moments ago The wedding night hardly has the magic these days that it once did. It would be extremely rare to meet a bridal couple who hadn't already consummated their relationship well before then. Shame really...

0 0 Click to rate Report comment katersam, duesseldorf, moments ago This a great news as if we did not know this already. Not so important these days as most couples have spent plenty of time together before they get married.

0 0 Click to rate Report comment fedupreigate, Reigate, 7 minutes ago My ex husband hurried through the reception, a very quick quicky then watched the world cup football - England hadn't even qualified - he watched Ireland - our honeymoon didn't really start until Ireland were knocked out - I left him 2 years later -

0 Click to rate Report comment AngelaStone, new york, United Kingdom, 58 minutes ago my classmate's ex-wife makes $83 every hour on the internet. She has been out of work for eight months but last month her income was $17689 just working on the internet for a few hours. check out the post right here... www.Day37.com

6 0 Click to rate Report comment misterjay, Herts, 1 hour ago Me and the missus had sex on our wedding night. I still love her to bits after 23 years of knowing her and 17 years of marriage. It's not just about the wedding night sex though, it's about having a trusting and lasting relationship. Well it is in our case!

1 11 Click to rate Report comment TheSoup, Swansea, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago Get it on ;)

0 2 Click to rate Report comment MrsC, UK, 1 hour ago Every couple I know that didn't have sex on their wedding night have got divorced!

1 1 Click to rate Report comment QV, Langdon Hills, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago Sadly these days weddings are just an excuse, in many cases, for a booze up and most likely the couple have been having sex long before the "wedding night". My wife and I got married 45 years ago and the wedding night was spent on a train in a cramped compartment on our way to our honeymoon destination!! We had not had sex prior to that.

1 2 Click to rate Report comment Matt, Cornwall, 1 hour ago The Pugh joke was our first honeymoon night due to a hotel error, but we were both to tired to care and also did not do the deed that night......It had been done many, many times previously to this night......lol

0 2 Click to rate Report comment Admiral Benbow, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago

I phones sky sports and kindles you have a lot to answer for!

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