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Poll Results
| Option | Votes |
| 117. I wanted to increase the emotional bond by having sex. | 1 |
| 137. My regular partner is boring, so I had sex with someone else. | 1 |
| 42. I was curious about sex. | 1 |
| 182. I wanted to become more focused on work - sexual thoughts are distracting. | 1 |
| 21. It feels good. | 1 |
| 54. It’s fun. | 1 |
| 169. I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease (e.g., herpes, AIDS). | 1 |
| 12. I was under the influence of drugs. | 1 |
| 130. I was drunk. | 1 |
| I have had sex in the past because… | 1 |
| 126. I’m addicted to sex. | 1 |
| 180. It is my genetic imperative. | 1 |
| 176. I wanted to burn calories. | 1 |
| 7. I wanted to feel closer to God. | 1 |
| 236. I wanted to submit to my partner. | 1 |
| 69. I was slumming. | 1 |
| 162. I wanted to test my compatibility with a new partner. | 0 |
| 161. I wanted to get out of doing something. | 0 |
| 160. I wanted to change the topic of conversation. | 0 |
| 158. I wanted to make money. | 0 |
| 159. I wanted to keep my partner satisfied. | 0 |
| 156. I wanted to get a promotion. | 0 |
| 177. I wanted to even the score with a cheating partner. | 0 |
| 157. I wanted to satisfy a compulsion. | 0 |
| 175. I wanted to keep my partner from straying. | 0 |
| 163. I wanted to get a partner to express love. | 0 |
| 164. I wanted to put passion back into my relationship. | 0 |
| 174. I was afraid to say "no" due to the possibility of physical harm. | 0 |
| 173. I wanted to get rid of a headache. | 0 |
| 172. I wanted to make myself feel better about myself. | 0 |
| 171. I wanted to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. | 0 |
| 170. I wanted to breakup another’s relationship. | 0 |
| 168. I wanted to breakup my relationship. | 0 |
| 167. I wanted to get a favor from someone. | 0 |
| 166. I wanted to become one with another person. | 0 |
| 165. I wanted to prevent a breakup. | 0 |
| 155. I wanted to get a raise. | 0 |
| 154. I wanted to get a job. | 0 |
| 138. I was on the “rebound” from another relationship. | 0 |
| 152. I wanted to brag to friends about my conquests. | 0 |
| 136. I felt insecure. | 0 |
| 135. It was a romantic setting. | 0 |
| 134. I was frustrated and needed relief. | 0 |
| 133. The person offered to give me drugs for doing it. | 0 |
| 132. I was pressured into doing it. | 0 |
| 131. It seemed like good exercise. | 0 |
| 124. I wanted to dominate the other person. | 0 |
| 129. Someone offered me money to do it. | 0 |
| 128. I wanted to be used or degraded. | 0 |
| 127. It was a favor to someone. | 0 |
| 139. I wanted to boost my self-esteem | 0 |
| 140. I wanted to get my partner to stay with me. | 0 |
| 153. I wanted to improve my sexual skills. | 0 |
| 151. I wanted to achieve an orgasm. | 0 |
| 150. I wanted to stop my partners’ nagging. | 0 |
| 149. I wanted to break up a rival’s relationship by having sex with his/her partner. | 0 |
| 148. I wanted to punish myself. | 0 |
| 147. I wanted to keep warm. | 0 |
| 146. I wanted to enhance my reputation. | 0 |
| 145. I wanted to get back at my partner for having cheated on me. | 0 |
| 144. I wanted to get a special favor from someone. | 0 |
| 143. It was the next step in the relationship. | 0 |
| 142. It was a special occasion. | 0 |
| 141. Because of a bet. | 0 |
| 125. I wanted to make a conquest. | 0 |
| 178. I wanted to hurt an enemy. | 0 |
| 238. Other (please fill in your reasons in the space below). | 0 |
| 222. I was turned on by the sexual conversation. | 0 |
| 221. I saw the person naked and could not resist. | 0 |
| 220. The person had an attractive face. | 0 |
| 219. The person smelled nice. | 0 |
| 218. I had not had sex in a long time. | 0 |
| 217. The person had a desirable body. | 0 |
| 216. I wanted to see if I could get the other person into bed. | 0 |
| 215. The person flattered me. | 0 |
| 214. I felt jealous. | 0 |
| 213. I wanted to gain access to that person’s friend. | 0 |
| 212. The person was really desired by others. | 0 |
| 211. The person really desired me. | 0 |
| 223. The person was intelligent. | 0 |
| 224. The person caressed me. | 0 |
| 237. I wanted to make my partner feel powerful. | 0 |
| 235. I wanted to lift my partner's spirits. | 0 |
| 234. I wanted to help my partner forget about his/her problems. | 0 |
| 233. I wanted my partner to notice me. | 0 |
| 232. I/she was ovulating. | 0 |
| 231. I wanted to reproduce. | 0 |
| 230. I wanted to forget about my problems. | 0 |
| 229. I realized I was in love. | 0 |
| 228. The person was mysterious. | 0 |
| 227. I knew the person was usually “out of my league.” | 0 |
| 226. The person had too much to drink and I was able to take advantage of him/her. | 0 |
| 225. The person wore revealing clothes. | 0 |
| 210. The person seemed self-confident. | 0 |
| 209. The person had a great sense of humor. | 0 |
| 208. The person had bought me jewelry. | 0 |
| 192. I wanted to relieve “blue balls.” | 0 |
| 191. I wanted to relieve menstrual cramps. | 0 |
| 190. I wanted to defy my parents. | 0 |
| 189. I wanted to say "goodbye." | 0 |
| 188. I wanted to welcome someone home. | 0 |
| 187. I wanted to say "Thank You." | 0 |
| 186. I wanted to return a favor. | 0 |
| 185. I wanted to say "I’m sorry." | 0 |
| 184. I wanted to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or special occasion. | 0 |
| 183. I wanted to say "I’ve missed you." | 0 |
| 196. I am a sex addict. | 0 |
| 181. It was an initiation rite to a club or organization. | 0 |
| 193. I wanted to get the most out of life. | 0 |
| 194. I wanted to feel feminine. | 0 |
| 207. The person was a good kisser. | 0 |
| 206. The person had taken me out to an expensive dinner. | 0 |
| 205. An erotic movie had turned me on. | 0 |
| 204. The person made me feel sexy. | 0 |
| 203. The person had beautiful eyes. | 0 |
| 202. Someone had told me that this person was good in bed. | 0 |
| 201. The person was a good dancer. | 0 |
| 200. The person’s physical appearance turned me on. | 0 |
| 199. The person had a lot of money. | 0 |
| 198. I thought it would boost my social status. | 0 |
| 197. I wanted to see what all the fuss is about. | 0 |
| 195. I wanted to feel masculine. | 0 |
| 179. I wanted to feel older. | 0 |
| 63. I wanted to capture someone else’s mate. | 0 |
| 46. I wanted to release anxiety/stress | 0 |
| 45. I wanted to display submission. | 0 |
| 44. I wanted to please my partner. | 0 |
| 43. I wanted to feel attractive. | 0 |
| 41. I was curious about what the person was like in bed. | 0 |
| 40. I wanted to “gain control” of the person. | 0 |
| 39. I was competing with someone else to “get the person.” | 0 |
| 38. I wanted to ensure the relationship was “committed. | 0 |
| 37. It was easier to “go all the way” than to stop. | 0 |
| 36. I wanted the attention. | 0 |
| 35. Everyone else was having sex. | 0 |
| 34. I was feeling lonely. | 0 |
| 47. I didn’t know how to say “no.” | 0 |
| 48. I felt like it was my duty. | 0 |
| 49. I wanted to end the relationship. | 0 |
| 62. I thought it would help “trap” a new partner. | 0 |
| 61. I didn’t want to “lose” the person. | 0 |
| 60. The person was “available.” | 0 |
| 59. I hadn’t had sex for a while. | 0 |
| 58. I wanted to act out a fantasy. | 0 |
| 57. It would get me gifts. | 0 |
| 56. I wanted to be popular. | 0 |
| 55. I wanted to get even with someone (i.e., revenge). | 0 |
| 53. I felt obligated to. | 0 |
| 52. I wanted the experience. | 0 |
| 51. I wanted the adventure/excitement. | 0 |
| 50. My friends pressured me into it. | 0 |
| 33. I wanted to feel loved. | 0 |
| 32. I was “horny.” | 0 |
| 15. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure. | 0 |
| 14. I wanted to express my love for the person. | 0 |
| 13. I wanted to try to get a better mate than my current mate. | 0 |
| 11. I wanted to get rid of aggression. | 0 |
| 10. I wanted to make up after a fight. | 0 |
| 9. It’s exciting, adventurous. | 0 |
| 8. I wanted to gain acceptance from friends. | 0 |
| 6. I desired emotional closeness (i.e., intimacy). | 0 |
| 5. Someone dared me. | 0 |
| 4. It just seemed like “the thing to do.” | 0 |
| 3. I was bored. | 0 |
| 2. It just happened. | 0 |
| 16. I wanted to show my affection to the person. | 0 |
| 17. I felt like I owed it to the person. | 0 |
| 18. I was attracted to the person. | 0 |
| 31. I was tired of being a virgin. | 0 |
| 30. I was married and you’re supposed to. | 0 |
| 29. I wanted to have more sex than my friends. | 0 |
| 28. I wanted to make someone else jealous. | 0 |
| 27. I wanted to have a child. | 0 |
| 26. I wanted the person to love me. | 0 |
| 25. I was verbally coerced into it. | 0 |
| 24. I was physically forced to. | 0 |
| 23. The person was famous and I wanted to be able to say I had sex with him/her. | 0 |
| 22. My partner kept insisting. | 0 |
| 20. My friends were having sex and I wanted to fit in. | 0 |
| 19. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release. | 0 |
| 1. I was “in the heat of the moment.” | 0 |
| 123. I wanted the pure pleasure. | 0 |
| 106. I wanted to experiment with new experiences. | 0 |
| 105. I thought it would make me feel healthy. | 0 |
| 104. I thought it would relax me. | 0 |
| 103. The person was too “hot” (sexy) to resist. | 0 |
| 102. I wanted to increase the number of sex partners I had experienced. | 0 |
| 101. It's considered “taboo” by society. | 0 |
| 100. I wanted to see what it would be like to have sex while stoned (e.g., on marijuana or some other drug). | 0 |
| 99. The opportunity presented itself. | 0 |
| 98. The person demanded that I have sex with him/her. | 0 |
| 97. I needed another "notch on my belt." | 0 |
| 96. I got "carried away." | 0 |
| 95. I wanted to lose my inhibitions. | 0 |
| 107. I wanted to see what it would be like to have sex with another person. | 0 |
| 108. I thought it would help me to fall asleep. | 0 |
| 109. I could brag to other people about my sexual experience. | 0 |
| 122. I wanted to keep my partner from straying. | 0 |
| 121. It was expected of me. | 0 |
| 120. I wanted to fulfill a previous promise to my partner. | 0 |
| 119. I was mad at my partner, so I had sex with someone else. | 0 |
| 118. I wanted to see whether sex with a different partner would feel different or better. | 0 |
| 116. I wanted to make the person feel better about herself/himself. | 0 |
| 115. I was seduced. | 0 |
| 114. I wanted to celebrate something. | 0 |
| 113. The other person was too physically attractive to resist. | 0 |
| 112. It would damage my reputation if I said “no.” | 0 |
| 111. I wanted to decrease my partner’s desire to have sex with someone else. | 0 |
| 110. It would allow me to “get sex out of my system” so that I could focus on other things. | 0 |
| 94. It was just part of the relationship "routine." | 0 |
| 93. I wanted a "spiritual" experience. | 0 |
| 77. I wanted him/her to stop bugging me about sex. | 0 |
| 76. I wanted to manipulate him/her into doing something for me. | 0 |
| 75. I wanted to feel young. | 0 |
| 74. I wanted to feel connected to the person. | 0 |
| 73. I wanted to be nice. | 0 |
| 72. It seemed like the natural next step in my relationship. | 0 |
| 71. I wanted to intensify my relationship. | 0 |
| 70. I felt rebellious. | 0 |
| 68. I wanted to feel good about myself. | 0 |
| 67. I wanted to release tension. | 0 |
| 66. I wanted to “possess” the person. | 0 |
| 65. I wanted to feel powerful. | 0 |
| 78. I wanted to hurt/humiliate the person. | 0 |
| 79. I wanted the person to feel good about himself/herself. | 0 |
| 80. I didn’t want to disappoint the person. | 0 |
| 92. I was curious about my sexual abilities. | 0 |
| 91. I was afraid my partner would have an affair if I didn't have sex with him/her. | 0 |
| 90. I wanted to communicate at a "deeper" level. | 0 |
| 89. I had no self-control. | 0 |
| 88. I wanted to keep my partner happy. | 0 |
| 87. It became a habit. | 0 |
| 86. It was the only way my partner would spend time with me. | 0 |
| 85. My hormones were out of control. | 0 |
| 84. I felt guilty. | 0 |
| 83. I wanted to try out new sexual techniques or positions. | 0 |
| 82. I wanted to reaffirm my sexual orientation. | 0 |
| 81. I was trying to “get over” an earlier person/relationship. | 0 |
| 64. I felt sorry for the person. | 0 |
― jhøshea, Tuesday, 31 July 2007 16:40 (eighteen years ago)
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