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Merle Lefkoff

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Subject: Fwd - 237 reasons why people have sex
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 07:18:24 EDT
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/*Why People Have Sex: 237 Reasons
*// Love, Lust, Revenge -- Researchers' List Goes On and On
By Miranda Hitti <http://www.webmd.com/Miranda-Hitti>
WebMD Medical News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD <http://www.webmd.com/Louise-Chang>

/*
*
Aug. 1, 2007 -- Why do people have sex? A new study counts the ways and
comes up with 237 reasons.
The reasons range from the sublime to the scandalous. Some motivations
came from the heart. Others came from elsewhere in the anatomy.
The leading reason for sex was, "I was attracted to the person,"
according to the study, which appears in the August issue of the/
Archives of Sexual Behavior/.
The study comes from Cindy Meston, PhD, and David Buss, PhD, of the
psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin.
First, they asked 203 men and 241 women aged 17-52 in Austin, Texas, to
anonymously list every reason they had ever had sex. Those men and women
were taking psychology classes or were participating in other studies at
the Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory of the University of Texas.
All in all, participants listed 715 reasons for having sex. The
researchers deleted repetitions, boiling the list down to 237 reasons.
Next, Meston and Buss presented the list to 1,549 psychology students
and asked them to rate how often, if ever, they had had sex for each of
the 237 reasons.
/* 9 Leading Reasons for Having Sex
*/
The researchers identified nine broad themes that characterize the
students' top reasons for having sex:
1. Pure attraction to the other person in general
2. Experiencing physical pleasure
3. Expressing love
4. Having sex because of feeling desired by the other
5. Having sex to escalate the depth of the relationship
6. Curiosity or seeking new experiences
7. Marking a special occasion for celebration
8. Mere opportunity
9. Sex just happening due to seemingly uncontrollable circumstances

The study also highlights five general themes that were least frequently
cited by the students.
Those themes included wanting to harm another person (their partner,
rival, or a stranger), getting resources (such as a job, money, drugs,
or gifts), enhancing social status, using sex as a means to a seemingly
unrelated end (such as relieving a headache), or having sex out of duty
or pressure./* Top 10 Reasons Why Women Have Sex
*/
The researchers broke down the leading reasons why men and women have
sex. Eight of the top 10 reasons were shared by men and women.
Here are women's top 10 reasons for having sex:
1. I was attracted to the person.
2. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
3. It feels good.
4. I wanted to show my affection to the person.
5. I wanted to express my love for the person.
6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
7. I was "horny."
8. It's fun.
9. I realized I was in love.
10. I was "in the heat of the moment."

/* Top 10 Reasons Why Men Have Sex
*/
In the study, men's top 10 reasons for having sex are quite similar to
the women's list. Here are men's top 10 reasons for having sex,
according to the study:
1. I was attracted to the person.
2. It feels good.
3. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
4. It's fun.
5. I wanted to show my affection to the person.
6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
7. I was "horny."
8. I wanted to express my love for the person.
9. I wanted to achieve an orgasm.
10. I wanted to please my partner.

? Why do you have sex? Share your reasons on WebMD's Sexuality:
Friends Talking message board
<http://boards.webmd.com/webx?THDX@@.8959ee29%21thdchild=.8959ee29>.

SOURCES: Meston, C./ Archives of Sexual Behavior/, August 2007; vol 36,
pp 477-507. News release, University of Texas at Austin.

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Douglas Roberts-2

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I find myself strangely ... aroused ... by this information. I had no idea
there were 237 reasons.

--
Doug Roberts, RTI International
droberts at rti.org
doug at parrot-farm.net
505-455-7333 - Office
505-670-8195 - Cell

On 8/2/07, Merle Lefkoff <merle at arspublica.org> wrote:

>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Fwd - 237 reasons why people have sex
> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 07:18:24 EDT
> From: JerSol at aol.com
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>
>
>
> /*Why People Have Sex: 237 Reasons
> *// Love, Lust, Revenge -- Researchers' List Goes On and On
> By Miranda Hitti <http://www.webmd.com/Miranda-Hitti>
> WebMD Medical News
> Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD <http://www.webmd.com/Louise-Chang>
>
> /*
> *
> Aug. 1, 2007 -- Why do people have sex? A new study counts the ways and
> comes up with 237 reasons.
> The reasons range from the sublime to the scandalous. Some motivations
> came from the heart. Others came from elsewhere in the anatomy.
> The leading reason for sex was, "I was attracted to the person,"
> according to the study, which appears in the August issue of the/
> Archives of Sexual Behavior/.
> The study comes from Cindy Meston, PhD, and David Buss, PhD, of the
> psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin.
> First, they asked 203 men and 241 women aged 17-52 in Austin, Texas, to
> anonymously list every reason they had ever had sex. Those men and women
> were taking psychology classes or were participating in other studies at
> the Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory of the University of Texas.
> All in all, participants listed 715 reasons for having sex. The
> researchers deleted repetitions, boiling the list down to 237 reasons.
> Next, Meston and Buss presented the list to 1,549 psychology students
> and asked them to rate how often, if ever, they had had sex for each of
> the 237 reasons.
> /* 9 Leading Reasons for Having Sex
> */
> The researchers identified nine broad themes that characterize the
> students' top reasons for having sex:
> 1. Pure attraction to the other person in general
> 2. Experiencing physical pleasure
> 3. Expressing love
> 4. Having sex because of feeling desired by the other
> 5. Having sex to escalate the depth of the relationship
> 6. Curiosity or seeking new experiences
> 7. Marking a special occasion for celebration
> 8. Mere opportunity
> 9. Sex just happening due to seemingly uncontrollable
> circumstances
>
>
> The study also highlights five general themes that were least frequently
> cited by the students.
> Those themes included wanting to harm another person (their partner,
> rival, or a stranger), getting resources (such as a job, money, drugs,
> or gifts), enhancing social status, using sex as a means to a seemingly
> unrelated end (such as relieving a headache), or having sex out of duty
> or pressure./* Top 10 Reasons Why Women Have Sex
> */
> The researchers broke down the leading reasons why men and women have
> sex. Eight of the top 10 reasons were shared by men and women.
> Here are women's top 10 reasons for having sex:
> 1. I was attracted to the person.
> 2. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
> 3. It feels good.
> 4. I wanted to show my affection to the person.
> 5. I wanted to express my love for the person.
> 6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
> 7. I was "horny."
> 8. It's fun.
> 9. I realized I was in love.
> 10. I was "in the heat of the moment."
>
>
> /* Top 10 Reasons Why Men Have Sex
> */
> In the study, men's top 10 reasons for having sex are quite similar to
> the women's list. Here are men's top 10 reasons for having sex,
> according to the study:
> 1. I was attracted to the person.
> 2. It feels good.
> 3. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
> 4. It's fun.
> 5. I wanted to show my affection to the person.
> 6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
> 7. I was "horny."
> 8. I wanted to express my love for the person.
> 9. I wanted to achieve an orgasm.
> 10. I wanted to please my partner.
>
>
>
> ? Why do you have sex? Share your reasons on WebMD's Sexuality:
> Friends Talking message board
> <http://boards.webmd.com/webx?THDX@@.8959ee29%21thdchild=.8959ee29>.
>
>
>
>
>
> SOURCES: Meston, C./ Archives of Sexual Behavior/, August 2007; vol 36,
> pp 477-507. News release, University of Texas at Austin.
>
>
>
>
> **************************************
> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at
> http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
>
> ============================================================
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> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org

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Prof David West

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I would bet that I could extend the list - I am sure the researchers did
not talk to anyone (and there are a large number of individuals in this
group) who have sex as a:

means to enlightenment
a yogic discipline
a way to experience unity with God
to attain salvation by having sex with an individual alreay "saved"

and a bunch of variations on these themes plus some interesting cultural
differences in attitude and purpose for sex that lead to a different set
of reasons than those included in the survey.

davew

On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 19:00:28 -0600, "Douglas Roberts"
<doug at parrot-farm.net> said:

> I find myself strangely ... aroused ... by this information. I had no
> idea
> there were 237 reasons.
>
> --
> Doug Roberts, RTI International
> droberts at rti.org
> doug at parrot-farm.net
> 505-455-7333 - Office
> 505-670-8195 - Cell
>
> On 8/2/07, Merle Lefkoff <merle at arspublica.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Fwd - 237 reasons why people have sex
> > Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 07:18:24 EDT
> > From: JerSol at aol.com
> > To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> >
> >
> >
> > /*Why People Have Sex: 237 Reasons
> > *// Love, Lust, Revenge -- Researchers' List Goes On and On
> > By Miranda Hitti <http://www.webmd.com/Miranda-Hitti>
> > WebMD Medical News
> > Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD <http://www.webmd.com/Louise-Chang>
> >
> > /*
> > *
> > Aug. 1, 2007 -- Why do people have sex? A new study counts the ways and
> > comes up with 237 reasons.
> > The reasons range from the sublime to the scandalous. Some motivations
> > came from the heart. Others came from elsewhere in the anatomy.
> > The leading reason for sex was, "I was attracted to the person,"
> > according to the study, which appears in the August issue of the/
> > Archives of Sexual Behavior/.
> > The study comes from Cindy Meston, PhD, and David Buss, PhD, of the
> > psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin.
> > First, they asked 203 men and 241 women aged 17-52 in Austin, Texas, to
> > anonymously list every reason they had ever had sex. Those men and women
> > were taking psychology classes or were participating in other studies at
> > the Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory of the University of Texas.
> > All in all, participants listed 715 reasons for having sex. The
> > researchers deleted repetitions, boiling the list down to 237 reasons.
> > Next, Meston and Buss presented the list to 1,549 psychology students
> > and asked them to rate how often, if ever, they had had sex for each of
> > the 237 reasons.
> > /* 9 Leading Reasons for Having Sex
> > */
> > The researchers identified nine broad themes that characterize the
> > students' top reasons for having sex:
> > 1. Pure attraction to the other person in general
> > 2. Experiencing physical pleasure
> > 3. Expressing love
> > 4. Having sex because of feeling desired by the other
> > 5. Having sex to escalate the depth of the relationship
> > 6. Curiosity or seeking new experiences
> > 7. Marking a special occasion for celebration
> > 8. Mere opportunity
> > 9. Sex just happening due to seemingly uncontrollable
> > circumstances
> >
> >
> > The study also highlights five general themes that were least frequently
> > cited by the students.
> > Those themes included wanting to harm another person (their partner,
> > rival, or a stranger), getting resources (such as a job, money, drugs,
> > or gifts), enhancing social status, using sex as a means to a seemingly
> > unrelated end (such as relieving a headache), or having sex out of duty
> > or pressure./* Top 10 Reasons Why Women Have Sex
> > */
> > The researchers broke down the leading reasons why men and women have
> > sex. Eight of the top 10 reasons were shared by men and women.
> > Here are women's top 10 reasons for having sex:
> > 1. I was attracted to the person.
> > 2. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
> > 3. It feels good.
> > 4. I wanted to show my affection to the person.
> > 5. I wanted to express my love for the person.
> > 6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
> > 7. I was "horny."
> > 8. It's fun.
> > 9. I realized I was in love.
> > 10. I was "in the heat of the moment."
> >
> >
> > /* Top 10 Reasons Why Men Have Sex
> > */
> > In the study, men's top 10 reasons for having sex are quite similar to
> > the women's list. Here are men's top 10 reasons for having sex,
> > according to the study:
> > 1. I was attracted to the person.
> > 2. It feels good.
> > 3. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
> > 4. It's fun.
> > 5. I wanted to show my affection to the person.
> > 6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
> > 7. I was "horny."
> > 8. I wanted to express my love for the person.
> > 9. I wanted to achieve an orgasm.
> > 10. I wanted to please my partner.
> >
> >
> >
> > • Why do you have sex? Share your reasons on WebMD's Sexuality:
> > Friends Talking message board
> > <http://boards.webmd.com/webx?THDX@@.8959ee29%21thdchild=.8959ee29>.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > SOURCES: Meston, C./ Archives of Sexual Behavior/, August 2007; vol 36,
> > pp 477-507. News release, University of Texas at Austin.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > **************************************
> > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at
> > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
> >
> > ============================================================
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> > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org

Pamela McCorduck

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Actually, "to become closer to God" was way up there on the list. I
don't remember "a yogic discipline" as such making the list, but
certainly "exercise" did.

On Aug 5, 2007, at 7:25 PM, Prof David West wrote:

>
>
> I would bet that I could extend the list - I am sure the researchers
> did
> not talk to anyone (and there are a large number of individuals in this
> group) who have sex as a:
>
> means to enlightenment
> a yogic discipline
> a way to experience unity with God
> to attain salvation by having sex with an individual alreay "saved"
>
> and a bunch of variations on these themes plus some interesting
> cultural
> differences in attitude and purpose for sex that lead to a different
> set
> of reasons than those included in the survey.
>
> davew
>
>
>
> On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 19:00:28 -0600, "Douglas Roberts"
> <doug at parrot-farm.net> said:
>> I find myself strangely ... aroused ... by this information. I had no
>> idea
>> there were 237 reasons.
>>
>> --
>> Doug Roberts, RTI International
>> droberts at rti.org
>> doug at parrot-farm.net
>> 505-455-7333 - Office
>> 505-670-8195 - Cell
>>
>> On 8/2/07, Merle Lefkoff <merle at arspublica.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: Fwd - 237 reasons why people have sex
>>> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 07:18:24 EDT
>>> From: JerSol at aol.com
>>> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> /*Why People Have Sex: 237 Reasons
>>> *// Love, Lust, Revenge -- Researchers' List Goes On and On
>>> By Miranda Hitti <http://www.webmd.com/Miranda-Hitti>
>>> WebMD Medical News
>>> Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD <http://www.webmd.com/Louise-Chang>
>>>
>>> /*
>>> *
>>> Aug. 1, 2007 -- Why do people have sex? A new study counts the ways
>>> and
>>> comes up with 237 reasons.
>>> The reasons range from the sublime to the scandalous. Some
>>> motivations
>>> came from the heart. Others came from elsewhere in the anatomy.
>>> The leading reason for sex was, "I was attracted to the person,"
>>> according to the study, which appears in the August issue of the/
>>> Archives of Sexual Behavior/.
>>> The study comes from Cindy Meston, PhD, and David Buss, PhD, of the
>>> psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin.
>>> First, they asked 203 men and 241 women aged 17-52 in Austin, Texas,
>>> to
>>> anonymously list every reason they had ever had sex. Those men and
>>> women
>>> were taking psychology classes or were participating in other
>>> studies at
>>> the Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory of the University of Texas.
>>> All in all, participants listed 715 reasons for having sex. The
>>> researchers deleted repetitions, boiling the list down to 237
>>> reasons.
>>> Next, Meston and Buss presented the list to 1,549 psychology students
>>> and asked them to rate how often, if ever, they had had sex for each
>>> of
>>> the 237 reasons.
>>> /* 9 Leading Reasons for Having Sex
>>> */
>>> The researchers identified nine broad themes that characterize the
>>> students' top reasons for having sex:
>>> 1. Pure attraction to the other person in general
>>> 2. Experiencing physical pleasure
>>> 3. Expressing love
>>> 4. Having sex because of feeling desired by the other
>>> 5. Having sex to escalate the depth of the relationship
>>> 6. Curiosity or seeking new experiences
>>> 7. Marking a special occasion for celebration
>>> 8. Mere opportunity
>>> 9. Sex just happening due to seemingly uncontrollable
>>> circumstances
>>>
>>>
>>> The study also highlights five general themes that were least
>>> frequently
>>> cited by the students.
>>> Those themes included wanting to harm another person (their partner,
>>> rival, or a stranger), getting resources (such as a job, money,
>>> drugs,
>>> or gifts), enhancing social status, using sex as a means to a
>>> seemingly
>>> unrelated end (such as relieving a headache), or having sex out of
>>> duty
>>> or pressure./* Top 10 Reasons Why Women Have Sex
>>> */
>>> The researchers broke down the leading reasons why men and women have
>>> sex. Eight of the top 10 reasons were shared by men and women.
>>> Here are women's top 10 reasons for having sex:
>>> 1. I was attracted to the person.
>>> 2. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
>>> 3. It feels good.
>>> 4. I wanted to show my affection to the person.
>>> 5. I wanted to express my love for the person.
>>> 6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
>>> 7. I was "horny."
>>> 8. It's fun.
>>> 9. I realized I was in love.
>>> 10. I was "in the heat of the moment."
>>>
>>>
>>> /* Top 10 Reasons Why Men Have Sex
>>> */
>>> In the study, men's top 10 reasons for having sex are quite similar
>>> to
>>> the women's list. Here are men's top 10 reasons for having sex,
>>> according to the study:
>>> 1. I was attracted to the person.
>>> 2. It feels good.
>>> 3. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
>>> 4. It's fun.
>>> 5. I wanted to show my affection to the person.
>>> 6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
>>> 7. I was "horny."
>>> 8. I wanted to express my love for the person.
>>> 9. I wanted to achieve an orgasm.
>>> 10. I wanted to please my partner.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> • Why do you have sex? Share your reasons on WebMD's
>>> Sexuality:
>>> Friends Talking message board
>>> <http://boards.webmd.com/webx?THDX@@.8959ee29%21thdchild=.8959ee29>.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SOURCES: Meston, C./ Archives of Sexual Behavior/, August 2007; vol
>>> 36,
>>> pp 477-507. News release, University of Texas at Austin.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> **************************************
>>> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at
>>> http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
>>>
>>> ============================================================
>>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
>>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
>>> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
>
> ============================================================
> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
>
>

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