As with married couples, standing among pre-marrieds was the least likely position for sexual intercourse (four per cent).

Rear entry coitus was only slightly more likely (six per cent) among pre-married couples, though marrieds rated fifteen per cent. Marriage does not, apparently, affect the eagerness with which sitting coitus is embarked upon (eight per cent pre-marrieds, nine per cent marrieds).

The figures, inevitably, can be interpreted in many ways. Do married couples enjoy sex more and so learn to give their coitus a wide-ranging richness? Or do they simply experiment to hold off marital boredom as long as possible? Possibly any generalisation is unwise.