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Secret's out: why women really have sex
news ^ | September 08, 2009

Posted on 09/08/2009 11:27:48 AM PDT by JoeProBono

FOR every woman expecting the earth to move, there are two with more practical motives.

From relieving boredom, to keeping the peace or curing a headache, women have sex for many reasons but romance and passion come rather low on the list, a new book has revealed.

One woman even admitted to having sex just so her husband would put the rubbish out.

"Research has shown most men find most women at least somewhat sexually attractive, whereas most women do not find most men sexually attractive at all," Why Women Have Sex authors Cindy Meston and David Buss said.

Having apparently discounted physical attraction, the 1000 women interviewed by the Texas University professors gave a huge range of reasons for sleeping with a man.

One said she did it for a spiritual experience, proclaiming: "It's the closest thing to God."

But mostly the explanations were far more mundane, with 84 per cent admitting to having sex just to ensure a quiet life or to bargain for household chores. One woman said: "I have sex to relieve the boredom because it's easier than fighting. Plus it gives me something to do."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Society
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To: Hot Tabasco
Thank you to a school yard bully after he finished beating me up

i hope that masochism translated into an interesting adult life there Tabby.

161 posted on 09/08/2009 10:55:12 PM PDT by wardaddy (Bro has stumbled mightily but the media will rebuild him....)
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To: brwnsuga

your candor is refreshing

my wife coulda said the same things but at times

she is a hellcat..or Mae West or Tallulah Bankhead

you know what I mean


162 posted on 09/08/2009 10:56:45 PM PDT by wardaddy (Bro has stumbled mightily but the media will rebuild him....)
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To: brwnsuga; Clemenza

Which brings to mind.

WOMEN ARE MORE POWERFUL SEXUALLY THAN MEN..truth be told even if their drive is less

a turned on woman can devour a man or two or three in short order

let’s see a man do that to three or four sexually seasoned ladies who are well motivated


163 posted on 09/08/2009 10:59:23 PM PDT by wardaddy (Bro has stumbled mightily but the media will rebuild him....)
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To: BossLady
I think of sex as exercise....I like to exercise pretty much every day.....LOL! (....you can lose a few pounds in one weekend on my exercise program...seriously!!! ;)

LOL ... I wonder how many Freeper men checked out your profile/location.... ;)

164 posted on 09/08/2009 11:08:28 PM PDT by Stand Watch Listen ( Bitter voter, clinging to my wallet and doctor)
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To: brwnsuga
7665 days on September 17.

cynwoody$ irb -r date
>> (Date.parse('September 17') - 7665).to_s
=> "1988-09-22"

BTW, congratulations!

165 posted on 09/08/2009 11:13:45 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: JoeProBono

166 posted on 09/08/2009 11:16:23 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: JoeProBono

Feminazis’ really need to get a life.


167 posted on 09/09/2009 5:47:20 AM PDT by The Anti-One (So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.)
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To: ransomnote

Thanks again for the post. Yes, it was long but it was also appropriate.

I know for me that when I hear the man bashing, it makes me really appreciate, and notice, those women that do not talk about their husbands/boyfriends. I respect them greatly for not participating in the bashing.

These are few, but they are jewels.


168 posted on 09/09/2009 6:31:33 AM PDT by CSM (Business is too big too fail... Government is too big to succeed... I am too small to matter...)
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To: Niteflyr

Niteflyr,
Ah but the Kelly McGillis example applies to men too, perhaps it applies more often to men. How many times have we heard of a closeted male homosexual ‘trying’ to live the heterosexual lifestyle and going through a series of painful marriages and having children only to reveal later, that he prefers men.
I think the oddness of the women-who-don’t-like-men angle is that the women who like men the least often seem to be the ones in hottest pursuit of a mate or ‘commitment’. Men who don’t like women may tend to pursue them quite casually or, less often, marry them to secure the housewife who will cook and clean.
So there may be a greater burden on men to determine whether or not the woman who is pursuing him actually likes men.
Women are likely find out quicker and perhaps in a more humiliating fashion, that the man they are dating has little actual regard for them although there are many tales of heartbreak for those who find out late.
I am glad you honed to the talent to tell the difference.


169 posted on 09/09/2009 2:07:34 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote
I think the oddness of the women-who-don’t-like-men angle is that the women who like men the least often seem to be the ones in hottest pursuit of a mate or ‘commitment’.

I'd say that is true more often than not....but then it makes sense if the pursuit is about acquiring other than the company of a man. I find that women who truly love men don't keep looking at their watches...(lookit buster time's a wastin' you better commit to me now or else!)...because since they enjoy men's company they don't see it as only an investment that they expect will pay off.

170 posted on 09/09/2009 3:02:01 PM PDT by Niteflyr ("Just because something is free doesn't mean it's good for you". (except for sex)
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To: Niteflyr

Very good point - I never really caught that until you pointed it out. I just couldn’t understand what the rush was for those women and they couldn’t understand me either - I assumed we were just different. The two women who, in my life, were THE MOST intent on getting married NOW NOW NOW are the ones who do not like men.

Makes perfect sense - goal oriented pursuit of men means ‘any means’ to the goal, even listening to him talk!
Although I believe that some women in that ‘rush’ crowd (maybe the minority?) do enjoy men but somehow believe that their success depends on getting married (a sociological thing). My closest friend does love men but thinks back to her disaster- marriage in her 20s in wonderment saying “I just don’t know why I was in such a rush to get married, but I was.”
By coincidence perhaps, her ex husband is a man who doesn’t like women - he wants a silent servant . After they were married he asked incredulously if she really believed when they were dating that he actually enjoyed sitting next to her watching movies with a bowl of popcorn between them on the couch. Like “You didn’t REALLY think I liked spending time with you, did you?”


171 posted on 09/09/2009 4:07:28 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote
The two women who, in my life, were THE MOST intent on getting married NOW NOW NOW are the ones who do not like men.

Wanting to get married BADLY is not in itself and indication of seeing men as a means to an end...just one of many subtle indicators. Another is when a woman tells you "I wasted a year dating that guy and couldn't get him to commit." Why would dating a man she actually likes be a waste of time? Unless the primary goal was to attain ownership? The key to the phrase is calling it "a waste of time". Paying close attention to how women refer to men can reveal a lot about what their intentions are. One of the biggest mistakes I see men make is when women rag on their ex-husbands or boyfriends and the new guy tries to prove to her that he is not like them. A real trap.

172 posted on 09/10/2009 9:04:36 AM PDT by Niteflyr ("Just because something is free doesn't mean it's good for you". (except for sex)
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To: Niteflyr

Good points. Maybe that’s why I hate it women speak of ‘trying to make a relationship work’ because they have already ‘invested’ x amount of time it - like down payments on a car...


173 posted on 09/10/2009 1:29:46 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote
Maybe that’s why I hate it women speak of ‘trying to make a relationship work’ because they have already ‘invested’ x amount of time it - like down payments on a car...

Exactly...words like that just makes a man want to fall head over heals in love don't they?

174 posted on 09/10/2009 1:45:15 PM PDT by Niteflyr ("Just because something is free doesn't mean it's good for you". (except for sex)
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To: brwnsuga

“I have sex with my husband for orgasms BUT material things are as good a reason as any.”

Your husband is a lucky man!!


175 posted on 09/22/2009 7:30:06 PM PDT by webstersII
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