Map reveals the UK cities who have the longest-lasting sex sessions
The residents of Glasgow are truly going the distance, having penetrative sex for an average of 29 minutes and 41 seconds — and that's before you even factor in foreplay.
It's particularly impressive given that men typically ejaculate less than six minutes into sex, according to Dr Crystal Wyllie.
But the Asda Online Doctor survey of more than 2,000 Brits revealed that Scots aren't the only ones who like to take their time in the bedroom.
Finishing (pun intended) a close second was Belfast, with an average sex session of 28 minutes and 22 seconds, closely followed by Sheffield, whose residents pride themselves on having sex for an average of 27 minutes and 28 seconds.
Coming (pun also intended) in at fourth was Liverpool, where locals spend 26 minutes and 16 seconds doing the deed on average. You'll want to be careful here though, because the city also has 21,000 cases of chlamydia – the highest of anywhere in the country.
Rounding out the top five was Norwich with an average duration is 25 minutes and 55 seconds. This is interesting given it's also the city where the most people are seeking divorce – but then, there's nothing like a post-breakup rendezvous.
Next on the list was Nottingham at 25 minutes and 53 seconds, while Plymouth and Leeds followed with 24 minutes and 55 seconds, and 24 minutes and 33 seconds.
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Londoners only managed to claim the number 10 spot, a whole 50 seconds behind Southamptoners whose romps last 23 minutes and 57 seconds.
If you're feeling like you're not quite living up to these lofty heights, don't lose sleep over it. The preferred national average for sex is actually 23 minutes and 45 seconds, but it differs between men and women.
Men prefer things to last for more than two minutes longer than women, and just 15% of guys think good sex lasts between five to 10 minutes compared to 18% of women.
Either way, gay and lesbian couples blow straight couples out the water, citing 41 minutes as their ideal length of time to have sex.
Two thirds of Brits admit their mind has wandered during sex, but if it's not love on the brain, what is it?
For women, work stress is the most common distraction with more than 22% thinking about their career.
More than one in five also think about household chores or errands, while financial worries are on 19% of women's minds.
Men were slightly different, with their most common thought (21%) being an ex-partner. More Trending
A further 18% have been distracted by thinking about a friend, followed by celebrities (16%), a work colleague (13%) and their partner's best friend (9%) or partner's sibling (7%).
Work stress and financial worries were also prevalent thoughts for 17% and 11% of men respectively.
If they're trying to keep going for well over 20 minutes though, maybe a little mental tangent is to be expected.
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