The scientific results are in and the news is out! Men and women both
think about sex on a daily basis. Geeze, tell us something we didn't know
already! Yahoo News includes an article from HealthDay claiming
"Lust Strikes both Genders Daily." Really, did "they" not realize this
already?
The data shown to the American Psychological Society reveals that men think lewd
thoughts approximately 37 times per week, for an average of five times per day.
Can the number really be that little? For women, they've found that sexual
thoughts cross our minds only about 9 times per week.
These were 25-year-olds involved in the study with all their carnal, lustful
inclinations. Why were the findings so low? I think about sex whenever I see my
partner's spikey hair, every time he sends me a text message from work, every
time I see a cute guy cross my path, every time I'm reading a blog or email
online in which a friend or other is describing a fantasy, and every time I
remember that I have no knickers on. So, how does that translate into just about
one lustful thought per day?
Supposedly, the males also reported that the intensity of their lustful
thoughts was higher than that reported by the females. Come on, girls. I think
it's just time for you to fess up, realize it's okay to be a sexually driven
being, and admit to your true libido!
Fortunately, the researchers do acknowledge that the difference in findings
for the genders reflect socialization processes influencing men and women
differently as well as their sexual attitudes and behaviors. Of course, they
still believe there could be underlying biological differences as well. Perhaps,
but I still think a stigma is at play.
I tend to think that if sex isn't crossing our mind on a somewhat regular basis,
it's because we're not allowing it to. Because sex is everywhere...before
our eyes in the world, on the telly, in the music we listen to, and in our
interactions with both sexes. It influences how we dress for the day, especially
how we dress for the night, and sometimes even what we choose to eat.
Ah, well, hopefully further studies will one day put the old gender
stereotypes to rest.
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