最近孤草的博客里，保媒 同居 婚姻的忙得不亦乐乎。今天我也凑个热闹贴个男欢女爱 男女之欢的237个理由！这些可不是我想出来得哟。
今天看到美国得克萨斯大学，Cindy Meston，一个心理学博士的一篇文章，她对203个男士和241位女士进行问卷调查，这些被调查者的年龄在17到52岁之间。最初的调查结果中共罗列了715个理由，经过研究人员的分析整理，删除一些相似重复无意义，最终选出了237个理由来解释为什么要有男女之欢 Why Humans Have Sex?
下面将主要的列于此：
9 Leading Reasons for Having Sex
The researchers identified nine broad themes that characterize the top reasons for having sex:
- Pure attraction to the other person in general
- Experiencing physical pleasure
- Expressing love
- Having sex because of feeling desired by the other
- Having sex to escalate the depth of the relationship
- Curiosity or seeking new experiences
- Marking a special occasion for celebration
- Mere opportunity
- Sex just happening due to seemingly uncontrollable circumstances
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:
- I was attracted to the person.
- I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
- It feels good.
- I wanted to show my affection to the person.
- I wanted to express my love for the person.
- I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
- I was "horny."
- It's fun.
- I realized I was in love.
- 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:
- I was attracted to the person.
- It feels good.
- I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
- It's fun.
- I wanted to show my affection to the person.
- I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
- I was "horny."
- I wanted to express my love for the person.
- I wanted to achieve an orgasm.
- I wanted to please my partner.
看上述理由，好像为生衍生育的理由并没有被列在其中，看来当今为传宗接代而发生性行为的人已经不多了，不知这是否称得上是人类的进步？！不管怎样，还是觉得美国科研经费和人员一定是太多了吧，这种问题，也值得兴师动众立项研究！
原文发表在 Archives of Sexual Behavior, August 2007; vol 36, pp 477-507 请移步。
