Log In | Register
21 Comments
Printadvertisement
This article is over 14 days old and has been removed by requirement of the Associated Press.
18 Votes- Enjoy this article? Help vote it up the 'Vine.
Published to:
- Seth Borenstein's Column, All of Newsvine
- Groups: Psych, Soc, Philos, SexVine
- Regions: United States , Washington DC
 | 237 reasons why we do the deed | The Globe and Mail | Wed Aug 1 | 0 |
| Why have sex? | The L.A. Times | Wed Aug 1 | 1 |
| Sex and the Modern Women rates Aussie men a flop, according to Global survey | Australian News Network | Wed Aug 1 | 5 |
| Aussie men world's worst lovers | Australian News Network | Thu Aug 2 | 22 |
- Public Discussion (21)
- Psych, Soc, Philos
- SexVine
What's this?
Who's leading the conversation?
This visualization below allows you to see the impact that each user
has on the current conversation.
The top row contains the group of users who have had the most impact, the 2nd
row the group of users who have had the 2nd most impact (et cetera).
Users with similar impact are grouped together, and the average score of the group
is shown to the left of the group. The author of the article is also shown on the
left, in their corresponding group.
Each user's score is based on the number of comments the user has made plus the
number of votes their comments have received. The scores are calculated relative
one another, so while their absolute value is not particularly important, their
relative difference does indicate a larger difference in impact on the conversation.
2.3
1.2
{"commentId":911634,"authorDomain":"whackedman"}
"It's refuted a lot of gender stereotypes ... that men only want sex for the physical pleasure and women want love...That's not what I came up with in my findings."
Yeah, in this culture or more specifically, the college culture within Texas culture within American culture. But they of course want to apply the results to all humanity and all cultures.
In conclusion, inconclusive.
{"commentId":911634,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"whackedman"}
#1 - Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:52 PM EDT{"commentId":911670,"authorDomain":"alacroix"}
"Once they came up with that long list, Meston and Buss asked 1,549 college students taking psychology classes to rank the reasons on a one-to-five scale on how they applied to their experiences."
As a Master's student, I have been taught to be careful about research results and how they apply to the population as a whole. With a study on Texan psych college students, the results are bound to be very limited. Also, having only psychology students participate?? I would think it would bias the results...
I therefore agree with the above comment: inconclusive to say the least!
{"commentId":911670,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"alacroix"}
#2 - Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:10 PM EDT{"commentId":911731,"authorDomain":"kimmy123"}
When I met my wife-to-be she was not interested in sex. She was a virgin.
I was a child of the sixties. "Sex, drugs and Rock and Roll."
We were immediately attracted.
I didn't expect sex. I expected mutual enjoyment of conservation.
I enjoyed her companionship.
We met in October. We were engaged in November. She got her diamond in December. She turned 18 in January. We were married in May.
That was over 34 years ago.
We are still happily married.
My comment, not her's. But all indicators tell me that she will agree.
{"commentId":911731,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"kimmy123"}
- 3 votes
#3 - Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:36 PM EDT{"commentId":2986131,"authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
That's very sweet, but what is your point exactly? The study, if I'm understanding correctly is whether or not men and women have sex because it's fun. I would hope that after your marriage, you and your wife began having sexual relations. So, does she have sex with you because it's fun, or does she have sex with you to shut you up? Which is it?
{"commentId":2986131,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
{"commentId":9574490,"authorDomain":"rlcgohogs"}
He said they were happily married. Shouldn't that tell you answer.
{"commentId":9574490,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"rlcgohogs"}
{"commentId":912163,"authorDomain":"thura"}
Obvious tag missing.
And why do we need 237 reasons? Isn't one enough? Okay two then.
{"commentId":912163,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"thura"}
#4 - Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:59 PM EDT{"commentId":914606,"authorDomain":"starker42"}
"And why do we need 237 reasons? Isn't one enough?"
My thoughts exactly. Most people don't need any reason other than, "I wanna."
It seems pretty biased to me, though... if you're going to spend five years to go to all this trouble, why not ask a wider sample of the general population? The vast majority of college students are slaves to their hormones, and aren't going to give an accurate picture of the society as a whole. I am curious as to what the results would be amongst 30-somethings, 40-somethings, poor people, rich executives, single never-marrieds, five-times-divorced-with-eight-kids, residents of rural Arkansas versus urban NYC, etc. etc.
{"commentId":914606,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"starker42"}
{"commentId":2985838,"authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
I agree - the reason why people like sex is obvious, at least to someone who has had sex. To spend the time and effort to do such a survey seems to be a waste of time. Hopefully, no government funding was provided for this study, but most likely was.
{"commentId":2985838,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
{"commentId":913101,"authorDomain":"NicolasFinn"}
It does say later in the study that they will be trying to get results from older crouds. It's not like they just flat-out stated that 1,500 people found similar reasons for the same thing. It's not conclusive, but it does show that people of similar basic interests (as in, taking the same classes and being at the same school) have the same mindsets about sex. In most cases, it was simply thought that ALL women had sex for the love, and all men had sex for the lust. This shows that there is most likely another side to it.
{"commentId":913101,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"NicolasFinn"}
#5 - Wed Aug 1, 2007 10:14 AM EDT{"commentId":2986084,"authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
Then the people conducting this study must be very isolated, and/or Roman Catholic priests/monks. How could anyone assume women generally have sex for love? Obviously, the people conducting the study are a bunch of men, with @!$%# for brains, and have never watched "Sex and the City."
{"commentId":2986084,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
{"commentId":914311,"authorDomain":"basseq"}
It Feels Good
And I like it. Especially with someone I do care about.
{"commentId":914311,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"basseq"}
- 1 vote
#6 - Wed Aug 1, 2007 3:43 PM EDT{"commentId":917871,"authorDomain":"whackedman"}
Reason # 238:
Because masturbating gets depressing after a while.
{"commentId":917871,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"whackedman"}
- 1 vote
#7 - Thu Aug 2, 2007 6:46 PM EDT{"commentId":1019791,"authorDomain":"2timothy42"}
Because masturbating gets depressing after a while.
The irony is that this is coming from "Whacked Man"
{"commentId":1019791,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"2timothy42"}
{"commentId":2985857,"authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
Honestly, I was thinking the very same thing last night - even with new toys, sex with a partner is very much better. ;)
{"commentId":2985857,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
{"commentId":2986020,"authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
Actually, "Whacking Man" would have been ironic. "Whacked Man" seems to imply an entirely different thing than masturbation. However, I could be just misinformed and terribly naive about such things.
{"commentId":2986020,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
{"commentId":1078274,"authorDomain":"tapdegb"}
The gender stereotypes have played a huge role in determining the main reasons for having sex...but I think that thats what they are...stereotypes. Yes it does seem that all men want to have sex because "it feels good" but Im sure that there are men out there that have sex because they want to express affection towards their wife or significant other. Likewise, Im sure that several women engage in sexual activities simply because it feels good. I do not think that reasons for having sex have to do with gender at all...its about the individuals having sex.
{"commentId":1078274,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"tapdegb"}
#8 - Sat Oct 6, 2007 3:01 PM EDT{"commentId":2985903,"authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
Very well thought out and quite appropriate response, unless one realizes the study was utter bull@!$%# to begin with. Next they will be spending a fortune in trying to figure out whether human breast milk is better for human infants than milk from a cow. Oh, yeah, right - they already did that one.
{"commentId":2985903,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
{"commentId":2230337,"authorDomain":"blue-eyed-lady"}
DAAAAAAAAAA, because it stimulating when reaching orgasm
{"commentId":2230337,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"blue-eyed-lady"}
#9 - Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:46 AM EDT{"commentId":2985969,"authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
In my experience, which I must say, has been vast, the stimulation usually comes before the orgasm. The orgasm itself is, in my humble opinion, better described as becoming God and Angels are singing praises to my beauty and utter gloriousness. In other words, it feels @!$%#ing great! Yee Haw!
{"commentId":2985969,"threadId":"132211","contentId":"869930","authorDomain":"MaggaDorasdottir"}
{"commentId":10404038,"authorDomain":"breelaboy"}
{"commentId":10421174,"authorDomain":"brianalampton"}
{"canLink":false,"threadId":"132211","isPrivate":false}
You're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead. |
As a new user, you may notice a few temporary content restrictions. Click here for more info.
Start Tracking
Stop TrackingCOMPANY STUFF:
LEGAL STUFF:
- © 2005-2009 Newsvine, Inc. |
- Newsvine® is a registered trademark of Newsvine, Inc. |
- Newsvine is a property of
