How to have better sex

Recently my mother opened a box of chocolates and popped a coconut-covered truffle in her mouth. “Better than sex,” she said with a wink. How many people, I wondered, would be inclined to agree?

According to research gathered across several countries, sex is at an all-time low. In 2021, the annual California Health Interview Survey found that the number of Californians between 18 and 30 with no sexual partners in 12 months had reached a decade high of 38 per cent; the last count was 36.3…