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Breaking, from today's Post:
TO a woman, size does matter. But it's not the size you're thinking of. What women really care about is the length of the list of former lovers, which is usually either too many or too, too many. No matter how sexually liberated (or liberally sexual), most women believe that the number of guys they've had sex with (the average being somewhere between 7.2 and 10.5, depending on the survey) really does count.
Wow, what an insightful glimpse into the psyche of the modern woman. How come we've never heard about this phenomena before?
''Women still have a script for their future that involves marriage, that involves children,'' said Dr. Susan Freeman, an assistant professor of women's studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato. ''It governs a lot of choices they make, how sexually active they can be, what risks they are willing to take in terms of alienating a possible marriage partner.'' There seems to be a mysterious line between being experienced and being a slut, and no one can put a number on it. According to a government report released last year (''Sexual Behavior and Selected Health Measures''), men age 30 to 44 have had a median of six to eight sexual partners in their lifetimes. The women's median was about four.
Oh, wait, we did, back in July. We never thought we'd say this, but Stephanie Rosenbloom, you are truly ahead of the curve. We look forward to the Post's December story about hand-holding.
Your lays are numbered [NYP]
Comments
1. Don't ever ask the question and don't ever answer it. As long as you're clean, it's no one's business but your own.
2. Women who say size doesn't matter have never had sex with a man possessing a huge cock. It matters.
the median is FOUR??
for once in my life I am WAY beyond average.
Four? Fuck it, I'm screwed. I'll never marry!
Men had a median of 6-8 partners? Somebody's fucking lying. Either that or I'm now damn glad I'm queer.
Clearly this is a flawed study based on self reporting. Either that or nobody gets laid in middle America.
sarah, your elegance is astounding.
Four? FOUR!?!? Well, there you have it. Proof positive that I am a dirty whore.
It's clear: the discrepancy arises because men are counting the ones they paid for, plus all the cybers on World of Warcraft.
I'm sorry, was elegance a criteria for commenting?
Hjih, you're sarcasm is masterful.
Wait a sec! You mean to tell me people have sex? With other people? Damn! Knew I was missing something.
Poor Jordan Catalano. How are the mighty fallen.
the standard laid down by one of the american pie movies really makes the numbers out to be:
women: 12 partners
men: 2-2.3 partners
stop panicking ladies.
but bh, Jordan Catalano can't read. Although--maybe he could read the Post. The real victim here is Rayanne Graff.
OMG I've been with hundreds of men. I guess my lays are numbered. 30ish is the new 20.
FOUR? They mean four per year, right? Right?!
I'm really confused. Should I go out tonight and have sex...or just hold hands?
let's just put the number in a new york post context:
"four"
I mean, I've THOUGHT about having sex with 10.5 people.
He was learning, he was learning!
Poor Rayanne. Another victim of society's double standards...
It's pretty clear really. The numbers are for partners at the same time. Now screw on you silly scripted drones.
Where are they conducting these interviews? A nunnery? Haven't we established that even priests have more sex than this?
cheekyness, not sarcasm
Sarah, did you mean to say an amazingly small baby-like cock? Because yeah, that shit really matters.
What the hell are the .2's and .5's??????
Gawd, those chicks in Friends really were sluts.
Also six to eight is pretty sad for a man who's made it to age 30-44. I'm thinking that either:
A. People aren't answering the question honestly when they're polled.
B. Those people who get married early are throwing off the curve
C. A significant portion of the poll was conducted in the Vatican (everyone knows altar boys don't count).
D. Or, I am in fact a filthy whore.
Everybody knows that women lie in their response to this question by subtracting about a third from the actual number, while men lie by adding a third. Which means that we've all slept with the exact same amount of people. (In any case, the only question men care about the answer to is: Am I the best? And you'd damn well better say yes, and make it convincing.)
Is that internet dating site lays or real life bar floozy moments?
I agree with Vox Populi. 6-8 seems rather low to me.
But then again, I already know, I'm a stupid junkie whore.
Is it bad that I genuinely lost count?
Let's see. There was Mark, Mike, Bobby, Mike's best friend Rob, the guy who looked like Roger Daltry (this is 1982, folks), Dennis, the frat boy with a noble name, Cusack (what was his first name? damn), another Bobby, Dana, Mark's best friend Dan, Brian (I was crazy about him), another Bobby (who was crazy about me, the poor sap), Chris, Steve, Suzy's brother, Sacha, Christophe, another three or four I'm blanking on, and then I turned 21. I mean, what else do you do in college?
I miss those young, virile, insatiable testosterone-super charged boys, I gotta say.
Mrs. Robinson had it right.
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