Why macho men are so bad at pillow talk: Higher testosterone levels send them off to sleep after sex

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  • Researchers found that both men's and women's desire to chat to their partner after sex was dependent on their individual levels of testosterone
  • Those with higher levels of the hormone were less keen on pillow talk
  • They also tended to be more negative if they did converse with a partner

If your other half tends to nod off after nooky rather than whisper sweet nothings in your ear, don't blame them - blame their hormones.
Researchers found that both men's and women's desire to chat to their partner after getting intimate was dependent on their individual levels of testosterone.
Those with higher levels of the hormone were less keen on pillow talk and tended to be more negative if they did converse with their partner than those with lower levels. 


Researchers from the University of Connecticut described how post-sex communication may serve 'an important role in not only sustaining a satisfying sexual relationship between partners, but may also contribute to more general feelings of relationship satisfaction and closeness'.
But when deciding what to tell a partner during these episodes of pillow talk, we must 'assess the risks and benefits of disclosing before making the decision to reveal or conceal information'.


The study follows on from research by Dr Peter Bos of Utrecht University which found that when it comes to gauging how other people are feeling, women may be better than men because of the effect testosterone has on the brain.
Researchers have shown that the presence of the male sex hormone can scramble communication between parts of the brain which process emotions, ultimately lowering levels of empathy.
Brain scans using functional MRI (fMRI) showed that just a single dose of hormone was enough to alter the connections between regions of the brain involved in emotional processing - identified as the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the supplementary motor area (SMA).

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