Posted on 02/17/2005 8:14:15 PM PST by freedom44
The gentle buzz of snoring is among the most annoying sounds known to woman.
Especially when it happens shortly after a passionate encounter.
Yesterday scientists explained exactly why it is that men have a tendency to nod off after making love.
Apparently, it's nothing to do with wanting to avoid a cosy chat with their partner. According to the scientists, they are simply tired out.
'As frustrating as it is for most women that their male partners just roll over and fall asleep after sex, men aren't entirely to blame,' said Dr Neil Stanley, director of sleep at the University of Surrey.
'Humans are the only animals in which sleep and sex are linked and while often seen as just a poor excuse, there are scientific reasons why men feel tired after sex.
'The blood rush after climax depletes the muscles of energy-producing glycogen, leaving men feeling physically drained.
'Because they have more muscle mass than women, men become tired after sex and this subsequently leads to them feeling sleepy.'
Eighty per cent of men said they felt more relaxed and were able to drift off without any problems after making love, compared with 46 per cent of women.
They were among 10,000 adults surveyed by organisers of The Vitality Show, Europe's largest health and beauty exhibition.
Birmingham was found to have the highest number of men who fall asleep after sex.
Men in the city managed on average to stay awake for just three
to four minutes, according to the survey.
In Glasgow and Liverpool, meanwhile, men claimed to take up to 20 minutes before falling asleep.
For women unwilling to relocate there, however, Dr Stanley offered some tips on keeping men awake long enough for a cuddle and chat.
'Have sex out of the bedroom, away from the usual sleeping environment, or play uplifting music - not the usual romantic sounds,' he suggested.
'Try I Feel Good by James Brown, Elvis Presley's A Little Less Conversation or Britney Spears's Toxic.'
Dr Stanley also recommends his
patients to 'talk sex'. 'There is no better time to communicate with one another than after a mutually gratifying sexual experience.
'Discuss all the things you enjoyed and found arousing, try to avoid talking about the negatives,' he said.
He suggested the more adventurous could videotape their lovemaking sessions - so they have something to watch afterwards.
Not everyone nods off after sex. The survey found 48 per cent of men had actually fallen asleep during the act itself.
A mere 11 per cent of women admitted being guilty of this.
Thank you. I was getting a little worried. lol
;-)
;) Did you run this by your wife?
After Three?
Well now, there's no need to gloat! *LOL*
"Who cares"
hmmm. gives new meaning to...."go F yourself".
Vomit!!!...
No argument there... shoulda posted a bit of warning. New keyboard is in FReepmail to you....
LOL Guess I didn't want y'all to pity me too much, even if I did turn out to be an extreme oddity. ; )
Now why would I need to do that for?
That's the plan.
I'm not saying this tactfully but the world's oldest profession wouldn't be a profession if they fell asleep after the first customer.
This was explained to me more properly in the book "Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray", by Dr. Helen Fisher. She received her Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology with a dissertation on the evolution of human female sexuality.
Um, Verification? Permission to let your secret out? I mean, if anyone found out who you are, you could have countless numbers of "desperate housewives" knocking, nay, pounding on your door.
Ping.
I think it's great when a man falls asleep after sex then you can grab the remote control! turn off ESPN and put the Lifetime Channel on!...
Well, gee, I guess I am an exception then. Of course I am a widow now, but I remember how it was.
That covers 1 of the 2 things women don't understand about men (the other thing being the EXCRUCIATING pain experienced by a man who was just kicked in the ba!!s).
I can't speak for every man, of course, but I fall asleep after sex because it's 30 seconds of the hardest work I've ever done in my life.
Men do not do all the work. I beg to differ
And the implications of this are...?
If it is making love with the right one, the woman goes in la-la land and falls in a deep peaceful sleep.
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