Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Sex Habits Are Way Off
A recently released survey looking at sexual misperceptions in the US and UK has some interesting revelations. One question in the survey asked men and women how often they believed…
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 24: The “Tinder” app logo is seen on a mobile phone screen on November 24, 2016 in London, England. Following a number of deaths linked to the use of anonymous online dating apps, the police have warned users to be aware of the risks involved, following the growth in the scale of violence and sexual assaults linked to their use. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
(Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)A recently released survey looking at sexual misperceptions in the US and UK has some interesting revelations. One question in the survey asked men and women how often they believed people aged 18 to 29 had had sex within the last four weeks. Men guessed that women had sex 23 times. They were way off. The actual number that women had sex was an average of 5 to 6 times. Women were only slightly more accurate. They guessed that women had sex an average of 12 times a month. Everyone seems to think everyone is having lots of sex. But in reality, we're not.
