Undressing s-xuality: The 37 worst reasons for doing the horizontal rhumba
|
Light a candle. Unsheath that Barry White LP. Slip the cork from a bottle of Beaujolais. This week, researchers at the University of Texas slid another layer of mystery off the shoulder of human sexuality. And yes, yes, YES!?!, the study was comprehensive, uncovering the top 237 reasons we have s-x. Our most popular motivations are predictable enough: “The person’s physical appearance turned me on” topped the list, “it feels good” came in at number 10, while “I wanted to improve my sexual skills” arrived a little hurriedly at number 13. But here at Crikey, we think the bottom 37 reasons are more revealing than anything found in the staid and rather straight-laced top 37. (Run your finger down the the full list here). 200. I wanted him/her to stop bugging me about s-x 201. I wanted to make myself feel better about myself 202. I was feeling lonely 203. I wanted to keep my partner from straying 204. I wanted to feel good about myself 205. I wanted to feel loved 206. I wanted to get my partner to stay with me 207. My partner kept insisting 208. I wanted to raise my self-esteem 209. I wanted to decrease my partner’s desire to have s-x with someone else 210. It was the only way my partner would spend time with me 211. I thought it would help “trap” a new partner 212. I was physically forced to 213. I wanted to “possess” the person 214. I wanted to keep my partner from straying 215. The person demanded that I have s-x with him/her 216. I wanted to make my partner feel powerful 217. I felt sorry for the person 218. I was trying to “get over” an earlier person/relationship 219. I felt rebellious 220. It just seemed like “the thing to do” 221. I wanted to stop my partner’s nagging 222. I wanted to submit to my partner 223. I wanted to ensure the relationship was “committed” 224. I wanted to make the person feel better about herself/himself 225. I wanted to feel older 226. I wanted to prevent a break-up 227. I wanted to display submission 228. I wanted to manipulate him/her into doing something for me 229. I wanted the attention 230. It was just part of the relationship “routine” 231. I had no self-control 232. I wanted to “gain control” of the person. 233. I wanted to feel feminine 234. I wanted to forget about my problems. 235. I wanted to feel young 236. I wanted to fulfill a previous promise to my partner 237. My friends were having s-x and I wanted to fit in |
|
|
|
