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Magic mushrooms, LSD and other psychedelic drugs increase sexual function and may be able to save struggling marriages, a study from Imperial College London suggests.

Consumption of the illegal substances has been shown for the first time to boost a person’s libido as well as enjoyment of sex.

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[–] HootinNHollerin 52 points 9 months ago

They can improve a lot more than that

[–] just_another_person 47 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think being high in general is going to improve a potentially monotonous relationship.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wait til they hear about MDMA

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's fun watching science verify what people have known for centuries

[–] paddirn 6 points 9 months ago

Can't wait til they prove that stepping on cracks does indeed break your momma's back through quantum entanglement.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Out of all the drugs that I’ve been on while having sex, I was surprised to find that mushrooms/acid was the best.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That absolutely tracks. Acid and mushrooms make you aware of all the sensory noise your brain usually filters out in my experience. I always figured sex would be incredible while tripping dick, but always felt the other party would also need to be tripping, so it was never in the cards for me

[–] flames5123 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nope! My wife experiences a “contact high” when I’m tripping, and we’re just cuddling for a couple hours in bed listening to our favorite music. She’s super empathetic so that may be why she gets the “contact high.”

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

But can they make you want to save the marriage in the first place?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I'm giving it a 50/50 based on my sample size of two. I sure felt like I wanted to make things work more but spouse still marched right for divorce so 🤷‍♀️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Only if you still care

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I can't have sex on acid, maybe it's the doses I'm taking but that much sensory input is generally too much.

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[–] OutrageousUmpire 14 points 9 months ago

Not surprised at all. And I have a friend who told me MDMA was a game-changer for his marriage.

[–] Coreidan 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If your marriage is failing because of sex then you have bigger issues

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] GoosLife 24 points 9 months ago

Like not doing enough LSD, apparently

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (4 children)
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[–] HowManyNimons 5 points 9 months ago

Where's the tldr-bot? I don't want to visit the Torygraph to read this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (4 children)

a couple of years ago, i had a strict 'first date we eat boomers' system. it was a lot of fun.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Where are you meeting people willing to trip for a first date? Asking for a friend

[–] littlebluespark 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Did you have a plan for what you did with their assets afterward?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] BeautifulMind 3 points 9 months ago

I met my wife while I was shrooming That was 23 years ago We're still together

[–] 18_24_61_b_17_17_4 3 points 9 months ago

That's awesome lol

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