Myth: Men think about it every seven seconds
Truth: Men might be thinking more about having intimate relations than women, but they’re not that obsessed.
At least not according to a study published in the Journal of Sex Research which debunks the theory that men think about doing the deed every seven seconds.
The experiment involved 238 students, who were asked to keep a record of their thoughts about food, intercourse, or sleep for one week. Curious to know the results?
Well, it seems that men think about ‘bedroom’ activities far less than they were given credit. In fact, the average number of daily inappropriate thoughts was 19, a far cry from the approximately 8,000 thoughts per day if men were really thinking about it every seven seconds.
The runner-up was the food thoughts – 18 times a day – followed by sleep which netted 11 thoughts per day.
Women, on the other hand, totaled about 10 thoughts about lovemaking, 15 thoughts about food, and 8.5 thoughts about sleep. More on that, right here: What Do 1 in 4 Women Think About Most, S-e-x or Food?
This next myth should run away…..
Very interesting…. Another myth might be that the older you get, the less interested you are in intimacy. I met my second husband when I was 73 and he was 76. We married two years later after having an incredible intimate life together. He will be 81 in September and we are still going strong. What works for us is a mutual understanding and appreciation for taking our time with each other. Our “sessions” can last anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour. We are the happiest we have ever been.