Why do people have sex? For 237 reasons.
Published on November 15, 2010 by Michael Castleman in All About Sex
Researchers have generally assumed that people have sex for one or more of three reasons: to have children, to experience sexual pleasure, and to cement relationships. Turns out there are more than that--234 more.
Psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss, of the University of Texas, at Austin, surveyed 442 people, aged 17 to 52, asking just one question: "List all the reasons why you or those you know have engaged in sexual intercourse."
The myth is that men and women are emotionally very different. An old saying illustrates this: Women have sex to become intimate. Men become intimate to have sex. There's some truth to this. But surprisingly, in the Meston-Buss survey, eight of the top ten reasons why men and women have sex and 20 of the top 25 are remarkably similar:
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