[FRIAM] [Fwd: Fwd - 237 reasons why people have sex]
Pamela McCorduck
pamela at well.com
Sun Aug 5 19:49:38 EDT 2007
Actually, "to become closer to God" was way up there on the list. I
don't remember "a yogic discipline" as such making the list, but
certainly "exercise" did.
On Aug 5, 2007, at 7:25 PM, Prof David West wrote:
>
>
> I would bet that I could extend the list - I am sure the researchers
> did
> not talk to anyone (and there are a large number of individuals in this
> group) who have sex as a:
>
> means to enlightenment
> a yogic discipline
> a way to experience unity with God
> to attain salvation by having sex with an individual alreay "saved"
>
> and a bunch of variations on these themes plus some interesting
> cultural
> differences in attitude and purpose for sex that lead to a different
> set
> of reasons than those included in the survey.
>
> davew
>
>
>
> On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 19:00:28 -0600, "Douglas Roberts"
> <doug at parrot-farm.net> said:
>> I find myself strangely ... aroused ... by this information. I had no
>> idea
>> there were 237 reasons.
>>
>> --
>> Doug Roberts, RTI International
>> droberts at rti.org
>> doug at parrot-farm.net
>> 505-455-7333 - Office
>> 505-670-8195 - Cell
>>
>> On 8/2/07, Merle Lefkoff <merle at arspublica.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: Fwd - 237 reasons why people have sex
>>> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 07:18:24 EDT
>>> From: JerSol at aol.com
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
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