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The Search for the 238th Reason of Having Sex

August 1st, 2007

An interesting study (a PDF document) by the psychologists at the University of Texas about the reasons why people have sex was released They asked nearly 2,000 people why they’d had sex, and compiled a total of 237 reasons. This study is considered the “most thorough taxonomy of sexual motivation ever compiled.”

Motivations were basically the same between men and women – it’s more about lust in the body than a love connection in the heart. The foremost reason, which was the same for both men and women, was attraction towards their partners. The rest of the top 10 for each gender were also almost all the same, including “I wanted to express my love for the person,” “I was sexually aroused and wanted the release” and “It’s fun.”
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What couples fail to ask before getting married?

December 19th, 2006

I was reading the New York Times website when I stumbled upon this interesting articles about the questions couple should ask before getting married.

1) Have we discussed whether or not to have children, and if the answer is yes, who is going to be the primary care giver?

2) Do we have a clear idea of each other’s financial obligations and goals, and do our ideas about spending and saving mesh?

3) Have we discussed our expectations for how the household will be maintained, and are we in agreement on who will manage the chores?
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Style of courtship according to…

April 8th, 2006

I’ve got this from an e-mail.

THE VARSITY DUDE

Opening line: “You know what, every time you watch me play, I feel so
inspired”
His game plan: He’s gonna wink at you or point at you whenever he
scores
First move: He’ll give you free tickets to his games
First gift: His team jacket or a UST growling tigers yellow jacket….
First date: He’s gonna take you to a UAAP game between ATENEO and
BARANGKA HIGH SCHOOL
Phone habit(s): He always talks about his great heroic game saving
shots
Courting endurance: Really depends on how long the off-season is
How he will propose: After a game and winning the MVP award, he’ll ask
you to be his girlfriend


THE COMPUTER KID

Opening line: Hi!!!…ASL
His game plan: He’s gonna give you all the anti-nuking devices to keep
you protected
First move: He’ll give you a cyber flower
First gift: New software especially made for you
First date: He’s gonna take you to Cyber Cafe and you’re gonna chat and
surf together
Phone habit(s): He always talks about computer jargons, you never
understand them though
Visiting hours: Whenever your computer breaks down, he’ll be there
Courting endurance: It really depends on how much more free Internet
hours he has left
How he will propose: He’s gonna ask you over one of the chat channels
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