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What percent of women have had casual sex, i.e., no serious relationship, "no strings attached"?
  • All respondents, average age: 31

74%

  • Number who have had casual sex with 6 to 10 people

12%

  • Number who have had casual sex with 11 or more people

15%

 

Why do women have casual sex?  
  • Purely for the pleasure of it

25%
  • For the "adventure" permiscuios

18%

  • For an ego boost

9%

  • To relieve stress

8%

 
Do women regret having had causal sex?  
  • Percent of women who wished they hadn't — sometimes, if not always

80%
  • Percent who are never sober when they wake up in bed with a casual partner

12%

  • Percent for whom drinking could have been a factor in deciding to have casual sex

35%

 
Are women truly capable of casual sex without becoming even somewhat attached?
  • Definitely yes

25%
  • Absolutely not

23%

Which statement best describes how you feel afterward?

 
  • "Try as I might ... I always feel something more."

29%
  • "I've been had"

33%

  • I walk away feeling "empowered, sexy, and/or happy to be single"

22%

 

Footnote: "Looking for Love? Uh-Uh," O: The Oprah Magazine, October 2004, Alexa Joy Sherman, pages 266-268 — source: Nearly 3,000 responders to oprah.com online poll.
 

► List of all Divorce Statistics

Divorce Statistics - "Connected" to Your Former Spouse?
Divorce Statistics - Arguments
Divorce Statistics - By What Criteria Do We Choose Partners?
Divorce Statistics - Caring, Concern, Compassion in Relationships
Divorce Statistics - Children and Divorce, Effects of Divorce on Child
Divorce Statistics - Cohabitation
Divorce Statistics - Equity in Marital Chores
Divorce Statistics - First, Second, Third ... Marriages (divorce form)
Divorce Statistics - For Those Who Divorce, at What Age Did They Marry?
Divorce Statistics - Household Characteristics, Population, Children
Divorce Statistics - How Do Child Custody Placements End Up?
Divorce Statistics - How Ethical Is Your Partner?
Divorce Statistics - How Is Child Custody Decided?
Divorce Statistics - How Long Do First Marriages Last? (divorce record)
Divorce Statistics - How Many First Marriages Are "happy"?
Divorce Statistics - Infidelity, Adultery, Cheating, Affairs, ...
Divorce Statistics - Life Balance and Priorities
Divorce Statistics - Marital Status, Divorces, Legal Separation
Divorce Statistics - Marriage, Divorce Statistics, U.S., Michigan (overview)
Divorce statistics - Median Ages for Marriages, Divorces
Divorce Statistics - Michigan Divorce Cases (statewide)
Divorce Statistics - Michigan Divorces, Washtenaw County (MI)
Divorce statistics - Michigan Divorces, Wayne County (MI)
Divorce Statistics - Negativity, Hostility, Anger
Divorce Statistics - Net Worths, after Divorce
Divorce Statistics - Religion and Divorce
Divorce Statistics - Sex, among Students, High School, College
Divorce Statistics - Sex, Casual, "No Strings"
Divorce Statistics - Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs, AIDS)
Divorce Statistics - Visitation and Child Support, Divorced Parents
Divorce Statistics - What if You Just "Think" about Divorce?
Divorce Statistics - Why Did You Get Divorced?

 


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