Many phrases sound more elegant in French and post-coital tristesse is one of them. The English version is direct to the point of rudeness: post-nut clarity. This phenomenon, much discussed on social media, isn’t exactly the sadness à la Française, it’s more the sudden clear-headedness and, often, sense of regret men experience after climax, once the dopamine and arousal chemicals have crashed and their prefrontal cortex – responsible for logic and reasoning – is back online. It’s a calm,........

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