Do guys have nothing but sex on the brain?
Guys only spend a small fraction of their day thinking about sex, a study found. It turns out that having sex on the brain has more to do with feeling good about sex than with your gender.
It’s true guys have more sexual thoughts than girls, but they still spend more time thinking about other bodily needs like food and sleep.
Stereotype
Guys’ thoughts drift to sex about once per hour, the study of 283 students found. It’s a far cry from thinking about sex every seven seconds – that’s just an urban myth, say the psychology researchers from Ohio State University.
In the study, male and female students were separated into three groups and asked to keep track of each time they thought they had about sex, food or sleep, by clicking on a counter. Before the experiment, they were also asked to estimate how often they’d think about these basic bodily needs.
When it came to guessing how often thoughts of bodily needs would pop up, guy and girl estimates were the same for food and sleep. The only difference between genders had to do with estimates on sexual thoughts – guys figured they’d think more about sex than girls did.
So even though guys reported more sexual thoughts, they were probably influenced by the stereotype that guys think more about sex than girls, the researchers say.
Erotophilia
Whether you have sex on the brain doesn’t depend on whether you’re a guy or a girl, the study found, but on what scientists call erotophilia.
If you’re an erotophile, you feel positive about sex. It doesn’t make you feel guilty, and you’re happy to talk about it openly. And quite simply, that means you’ll think about sex more often, whether you’re a guy or a girl.
‘Those cartoon drawings that suggest that men’s minds are filled with nothing but thoughts of sex need to be revised,’ the researchers conclude. They’re more likely to be daydreaming about a slap-up meal and an afternoon snooze.
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Recent Comments (47)
mine is food
mine is food
Hi Akoo,
haha 🙂
Hi Akoo,
haha 🙂
its not true lie
its not true lie
Hi Isaac,
Hi Isaac,
what’s a lie? That guys only spend a small fraction of their days thinking about sex? Why, how much time to you spend thinking about it?
Non of d above…
Non of d above…
Hi Sunnywhite,
Hi Sunnywhite,
thanks for your comment!
it’s true,i think so much of
it’s true,i think so much of sex
Hi Tulele,
Hi Tulele,
that’s okay! Thanks for your comment.
it’s true,i think so much of
it’s true,i think so much of sex
I concur wit u due to
I concur wit u due to experience.
Hi Sage,
Hi Sage,
thanks for sharing your experience with us!
Of course big yes
Of course big yes
Hi Andrew,
Hi Andrew,
thanks for your input!
sleep
sleep
Hi Zilpah,
Hi Zilpah,
sex and sleep, or just sleep?
Most of my male friends tell
Most of my male friends tell me its true.
And what about women, Whitney
And what about women, Whitney? Do you think they think about sex as often as men?
I do think about sex now nd
I do think about sex now nd then.
Hi Chak,
Hi Chak,
and how often is now and then?
Absalutly no “i think about
Absalutly no “i think about heaven” not sex
Hello Kingpin,
Hello Kingpin,
and how often do you “think about heaven”?
Very true..
Very true..
Hi Mugambi,
Hi Mugambi,
thanks for your comment. Is it true for you, too?
money
money
Hi Maghanga,
Hi Maghanga,
sex and money, or just money?
both sex & food
both sex & food
Haha, you might have a point
Haha, you might have a point there, Otwane!
YES!SEX IS A GREAT SWEETEST
YES!SEX IS A GREAT SWEETEST GIFT FROM GOD.
Hi Isaac,
Hi Isaac,
thanks for your comment. How often do you think about sex?
Money then God then sex.
Money then God then sex.
Hi Abraham,
Hi Abraham,
thanks for your input.
food and sex
food and sex
Lol
Lol
Being a vergin,a alwys thnk
Being a vergin,a alwys thnk hw it will b coz acctualy a knw nothng abot it,hw to go abot it,hw n wea to insert ma penis,am sooo afraid n strssd
Don’t be stressed, Nelson.
Don’t be stressed, Nelson.
Have you checked out this section of the website: http://lovematters.co.ke/resource/sex-first-time
its very true on my side
its very true on my side
Glad to hear that!
Glad to hear that!
wah the moment l see a cute
wah the moment l see a cute gyal imgnations runs in mah mind en statz thinking abot sex….am more than an erotrophilia…..hv u eva watched indian movies dats all dat appens to me!!!!!
Thanks Lelicio for sharing
Thanks Lelicio for sharing your story.
sex first then food
sex first then food
Thanks for that Kevin.
Thanks for that Kevin.
na sex win am ooooh
na sex win am ooooh
Hi Samuel, thanks for the
Hi Samuel, thanks for the input.
Am thinking abt it even now!
Am thinking abt it even now!
Tell us what you finally
Tell us what you finally decide Wilfred.
Food
Food
Hi Tano, What about food?
Hi Tano, What about food?