Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Study finds the 237 reasons to have sex = "to get rid of a headache."

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
 
L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-01-07 09:09 PM
Original message
Study finds the 237 reasons to have sex = "to get rid of a headache."
... respondents of both sexes said they'd had sex "to get rid of a headache."

Study finds the 237 reasons to have sex
UT researchers say it's not so obvious after all
By TODD ACKERMAN Aug. 1, 2007, 6:57PM
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5017025.html


Some said they thought it would be good exercise. Others cited the relief they thought it would provide from boredom. A few admitted they wanted to be more popular, get a promotion or impress friends.

And some confessed they did it for revenge.

Six decades after Alfred Kinsey's findings on sexuality shocked America, two University of Texas at Austin psychologists have found some surprising answers to a question most people don't bother to ask: why people have sex.

"I was driven to do this study because of all the different reasons I hear women give for having sex, but I never expected this richness of answers," said Cindy Meston, an associate professor of psychology and study co-author. "Motivation for sex is not as straightforward as people think." .....

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-01-07 09:12 PM
Response to Original message
1. Well, hell!
No wonder I've had a headache for so long.....x(
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-01-07 10:55 PM
Response to Original message
2. Did you do it for love? Did you do it for money? Did you do it for spite? -- The Eagles
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Thu Apr 25th 2024, 07:09 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC