I find myself strangely ... aroused ... by this information. I had no idea there were 237 reasons.
-- Doug Roberts, RTI International [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell On 8/2/07, Merle Lefkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Fwd - 237 reasons why people have sex > Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 07:18:24 EDT > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > > > > /*Why People Have Sex: 237 Reasons > *// Love, Lust, Revenge -- Researchers' List Goes On and On > By Miranda Hitti <http://www.webmd.com/Miranda-Hitti> > WebMD Medical News > Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD <http://www.webmd.com/Louise-Chang> > > /* > * > Aug. 1, 2007 -- Why do people have sex? A new study counts the ways and > comes up with 237 reasons. > The reasons range from the sublime to the scandalous. Some motivations > came from the heart. Others came from elsewhere in the anatomy. > The leading reason for sex was, "I was attracted to the person," > according to the study, which appears in the August issue of the/ > Archives of Sexual Behavior/. > The study comes from Cindy Meston, PhD, and David Buss, PhD, of the > psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin. > First, they asked 203 men and 241 women aged 17-52 in Austin, Texas, to > anonymously list every reason they had ever had sex. Those men and women > were taking psychology classes or were participating in other studies at > the Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory of the University of Texas. > All in all, participants listed 715 reasons for having sex. The > researchers deleted repetitions, boiling the list down to 237 reasons. > Next, Meston and Buss presented the list to 1,549 psychology students > and asked them to rate how often, if ever, they had had sex for each of > the 237 reasons. > /* 9 Leading Reasons for Having Sex > */ > The researchers identified nine broad themes that characterize the > students' top reasons for having sex: > 1. Pure attraction to the other person in general > 2. Experiencing physical pleasure > 3. Expressing love > 4. Having sex because of feeling desired by the other > 5. Having sex to escalate the depth of the relationship > 6. Curiosity or seeking new experiences > 7. Marking a special occasion for celebration > 8. Mere opportunity > 9. Sex just happening due to seemingly uncontrollable > circumstances > > > The study also highlights five general themes that were least frequently > cited by the students. > Those themes included wanting to harm another person (their partner, > rival, or a stranger), getting resources (such as a job, money, drugs, > or gifts), enhancing social status, using sex as a means to a seemingly > unrelated end (such as relieving a headache), or having sex out of duty > or pressure./* Top 10 Reasons Why Women Have Sex > */ > The researchers broke down the leading reasons why men and women have > sex. Eight of the top 10 reasons were shared by men and women. > Here are women's top 10 reasons for having sex: > 1. I was attracted to the person. > 2. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure. > 3. It feels good. > 4. I wanted to show my affection to the person. > 5. I wanted to express my love for the person. > 6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release. > 7. I was "horny." > 8. It's fun. > 9. I realized I was in love. > 10. I was "in the heat of the moment." > > > /* Top 10 Reasons Why Men Have Sex > */ > In the study, men's top 10 reasons for having sex are quite similar to > the women's list. Here are men's top 10 reasons for having sex, > according to the study: > 1. I was attracted to the person. > 2. It feels good. > 3. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure. > 4. It's fun. > 5. I wanted to show my affection to the person. > 6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release. > 7. I was "horny." > 8. I wanted to express my love for the person. > 9. I wanted to achieve an orgasm. > 10. I wanted to please my partner. > > > > • Why do you have sex? Share your reasons on WebMD's Sexuality: > Friends Talking message board > <http://boards.webmd.com/webx?THDX@@.8959ee29%21thdchild=.8959ee29>. > > > > > > SOURCES: Meston, C./ Archives of Sexual Behavior/, August 2007; vol 36, > pp 477-507. News release, University of Texas at Austin. > > > > > ************************************** > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
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