Each year, the company Adam & Eve passes French sexuality in a screen. The opportunity to take stock of what we like, what we dare and what, really, is not up to date. This year, this sexéport of Adam & Eve reveals persistent inequalities and tenacious taboos. Between curiosity, stereotypes and reluctance, contrasting inventory of French pleasure.
A freer sexuality, but still uneven
At a time when sex is released, the investigation draws a rather nuanced portrait of the sexuality of the French. Yes, practices are diversifying:
- 84 % of them practice oral sex;
- One in two uses sextoys;
- Almost six out of ten have already tried sodomy.
Fantasies made, role -playing games, reports in public places … Intimacy is tinged with experimentation. But in this apparent opening, deviations remain.
“”We are witnessing a slow but real deconstruction of sexual standards“Note an Adam & Eve spokesperson.”However, expectations remain gendered, and the relationship with still uneven pleasure.“”
The top 5 fantasies: audacity all generations combined
Fantasies are no longer afraid to appear. The three (44 %) plan comes first, ahead of group sex (34 %) and role -playing (30 %). The public place and sextoys complete this list.
Standing fact: all generations are now concerned! Almost half of the under 40s, but also a third of 60-65 year olds, dream of sharing their bed with more than one partner.
Favorite positions: between comfort and curiosity
In 2025, the great classics are still popular. Lepreet (52 %), the missionary (46 %) and the spoon (28 %) form the podium of favorite positions. But the routine is regularly jostled: 61 % of French people like to explore new positions, a figure that climbs to 72 % in men. Sign of an increasing will to express your desire and renew it.
Oral sex, between envy and discomfort
It is a strong trend: 46 % of French people cite oral sex among their “favorite” practices. However, 42 %would like to practice it more, with a glowing gap between men (55 %) and women (26 %). A figure that questions the persistence of stereotypes surrounding cunnilingus, still often poorly known or taboo. This gap between desires and reality highlights a feminine pleasure still too often conditioned by injunctions or discomfort.
Sexual diversity: still fragile tolerance
On the occasion of the month of pride, Adam & Eve’s investigation reveals a worrying setback: a third of French people declare a negative opinion with regard to sexual and gender diversity. Transidentity remains misunderstood by 42 % of men and 31 % of women. And if female homosexuality seems to be better tolerated, male homosexuality remains much more stigmatized: 26 % of men accept it in women, against only 18 % when it comes to another man.
Another observation: non-binity remains an abstract subject for 36 % of surveying. A cultural resistance which shows that, if practices evolve, mentalities are struggling to follow.