Why Humans Have Sex
by Cindy M. Meston and David M. Buss
Keywords: sexual motivation, sexual intercourse and gender differences. read more
First Comes Love, Then Comes Google: An Investigation of Uncertainty Reduction Strategies and Self-Disclosure in Online Dating
by Jennifer L. Gibbs, Nicole B. Ellison and Chih-Hui Lai
Keywords: computer mediated communication, online dating, self-disclosure, privacy, uncertainty reduction theory, warranting. read more
In flight film “explains” mysteries of female pleasure
SYDNEY | Tue Aug 16, 2011
(Reuters) – The in-flight entertainment on some planes run by Australian airline Qantas currently contains a somewhat unusual offering — a movie that purports to elucidate the mysteries of female sexual pleasure.
The 50-minute French film “The Female Orgasm Explained,” which includes naked scenes, is carried on long-haul “Video on Demand” aircraft in the airline’s “The Edge” channel — complete with a warning that it is for mature audiences only. read more
Cuddling, caressing more important for men: study
NEW YORK | Thu Jul 14, 2011
(Reuters) – Contrary to conventional wisdom, cuddling and caressing are more important to men than women in a long-term relationship, according to a new international study.
Researchers, who studied responses from adults in the United States, Brazil, Germany, Japan and Spain, also discovered that men were more likely to be happy in their relationship and that frequent kissing or cuddling was an accurate predictor of happiness for men. read more
Study: Women dig dudes driving hot cars
By Jim Forsyth | Tue Jun 21, 2011
(Reuters) – A recent study by Texas researchers proves what single men have known for a long time: Chicks dig hot cars.
Men who wear expensive clothes and drive flashy cars are more successful at having flings and staying single than their financially conservative counterparts, researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio said. read more
Brooding men, smiling women seen as sexy?
By Allan Dowd | Thu, May 26 2011
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Guys, want to look sexy and get the girl? Don’t smile too much. Look brooding or show a bit of shame instead. Women, ignore that advice.
Women find happy men less sexually attractive than those with expressions that show pride or hint that they have done wrong and know it, according to Canadian researchers. read more
Sexless and Proud
ABC Primetime
David Jay has had plenty of girlfriends.
But despite the 24-year-old Californian’s success in dating, he’s a virgin — and he plans to stay that way.
He’s not joining the priesthood or taking any vow of celibacy; he said he simply has no interest in having sex — ever.
“I’m sure that life is really, really great when it’s all about sex. But life is also really, really great when it’s not about sex,” he told “20/20′s” JuJu Chang. read more
