09/29/2026
What makes two people s*xually compatible?
We often think of s*xual compatibility as s*xual chemistry. That belief that if we’re compatible, things just click.
But s*xual compatibility is about much more than that.
Research suggests that s*xual compatibility is shaped by several things: having aligned requirements for a s*xual relationship, agreeing on how to have s*x, being able to manage challenges, and wanting similar outcomes from s*x.
But researchers found something else: one of the foundations of s*xual compatibility is our ability to deal with s*xual differences.
Because being s*xually compatible doesn’t mean wanting the exact same things.
It’s about what we do when we don’t want the same things.
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Reference: Nekoolaltak, M., Keshavarz, Z., Simbar, M., Nazari, A. M., & Baghestani, A. R. (2020). Sexual Compatibility with Spouse Questionnaire: Development and Psychometric Property Evaluation. International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, 8(3), 220–233.