Comments on: Paid to pleasure oneself: nice work if you can get it dept

By: jessica suzette santascoy

jessica suzette santascoy — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:27:51 +0000

Is it a surprise that college aged guys would sleep with a woman over 40? Are you kidding?!!! It’s usually a guy’s dream.

By: science for the greater good « hootchi cootchi

science for the greater good « hootchi cootchi — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:11:18 +0000

[...] for me, my procrastination provided opportunity for Elizabeth Pisani to blog about the study and provide a link over on her Wisdom of Whores blog (she also links to hootchi cootchi, which is very [...]

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:48:18 +0000

You never know- they haven’t done a test yet that evaluates the impact of being horny AND alcohol. There still may be hope with your friends!

By: Adam Hodgson

Adam Hodgson — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:22:59 +0000

Well, that research shattered my dreams. The men were not more likely to have sex with another man when horny. All those years of touching up straight friends wasted.

By: Jim Pickett

Jim Pickett — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:42:25 +0000

Love this Elizabeth! So much so we cross posted, and pointed back to you, on our little rectal microbicides blog (the only one in the WWW) – THANKS!
http://www.irma-rectalmicrobicides.blogspot.com

By: Dag Brück

Dag Brück — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:02:14 +0000

I found it more surprising that 46 % of the aroused men were attracted by a 12-year-old girl. Had they shown Taxi Driver on campus recently?

By: Jean Marc Roc

Jean Marc Roc — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:33:41 +0000

ummm … what is the disincentive of having sex with a 40 year old?
I believe it is the paucity of sexual opportunities that may be the cause of this as well as the drive of Testosterone. I myself have stopped intercourse “in progress” if things didn’t suit me properly. Erectile problems are evidence of the brain and rational thinking holding sway over pleasure instincts.

By: Lee Rudolph

Lee Rudolph — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:22:11 +0000

“Thanks to KH. And to the 77% of aroused men (and 58% of flacids) who said they would have sex with a 40 year-old.”

Cradle-robbers.

By: David Hackney

David Hackney — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:54:00 +0000

Last semester I discussed Arley and Lowenstein’s research in one of my graduate classes. Ironically, the men in the class almost unanimously said yes to sex with women over 40. Obviously, they were not aroused at the time. (My grad classes are fun, but not that much fun.) However, only half the women liked the idea. My university has a 70-30 female to male ratio, which might explain some of the reaction. Or perhaps when they thought of men over 40 the only example they could think of was the one in front of them. Me! Concern regarding AIDs was low, which makes sense baseed on Elizabeth’s book. Birth control was the primary concern, followed by HPV. One student said she is on the pill, but requires a condom for “extra protection.” I have no doubt that in a state or arousal most of them would say “to hell with the rubber.”