The medical world has become more and more aware of the difficulties faced by women who lack sexual desire, leading to the condition Female Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder being accepted as a medical condition.
However a new study has revealed that when it comes to women having sex, desire is often the last thing to cross many women’s minds. A new book entitled, Why Women Have Sex highlighted the 200 top reasons women gave for why they had sex, with sexual feelings coming extremely low down on the list.
Cindy Meston and David Buss, psychology professors at the University of Texas and co-authors of the book, questioned 1,006 as research for the tome and concluded that while men find most women attractive in some way, most women do not find most men sexually attractive at all.
The answers that the women gave for why they went to bed with someone were fairly wide-ranging, from “for a clearer complexion” (apparently this was Joan Collin’s response) to “because I felt sorry for them.” 1 in 10 women admitted to having sex because someone gave them presents or bought them an expensive meal. Other respondents said they had sex to cure headaches and improve their sexual skills. This last one was a popular response, and one girl said that she saw each encounter with her boyfriend as a chance to ‘heighten’ her skills.
Perhaps the most depressing answer was “I have sex to relieve the boredom. Because its easier than fighting. Plus it gives me something to do.”
The two researchers concluded that women’s sexual attraction was usually triggered by that most Mills and Boon-y character, the tall, deep-voiced man who smelled good, as these qualities indicate high levels of testosterone. However there was hope for short, squeaky-voiced fellows who smell bad, as men with a lower level of testosterone are seen as good long-term prospects, as they are less likely to run off with other women.