Marital duty, faith drive Malaysian women to give in to sex requests: survey

Only half of Malaysian women who were married or in a sexual relationship polled in a nationwide survey said they could refuse sex with their spouse or partner, with those who gave in saying they believed it was their Marital Duty or that they were guided by their Faith.The survey, commissioned by Muslim women’s advocacy group SIS Forum and released on Thursday, polled 1,004 women above 18 years old, the Malay Mail newspaper reported.They were categorised into three marital statuses: 61 per cent were married, 33 per cent were single and the rest were divorced, separated or widowed. Most, or 67 per cent, were Muslim, with 16 per cent Christian, 12 per cent Buddhist, 2 per cent Hindu and 2 per cent non-religious.