Teens prefer family time and TV to sex

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British teenagers increasingly prefer watching TV or spending time with their families to pursuing sexual relationships, according to a new survey.

A survey of 1,000 people aged between 16 and 18 revealed that two thirds of respondents had not had sex - and that many rarely saw friends or romantic interests in real life.

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