Study says men like cuddling more than women
By Virginia SmithJuly 7th, 2011, 1:00 pmComments (25)
Spooning — it's not just something ladies like anymore! So say the sexperts at the Kinsey Institute, who recently conducted a study of straight middle-aged couples in long-term relationships. Among the findings was the (arguably) surprising fact that frequent kissing and cuddling was a major predictor of happiness for the men in relationships, but not for women. Cuddling, however, was an indicator of a satisfying sex life for all parties.
The study also found (and this one's definitely not surprising) that men who viewed their partners' sexual satisfaction as important were themselves more sexually satisfied, and more frequent sex correlated to higher satisfaction all around. Meanwhile, men who had had a higher number of sexual partners were less likely to be happy with their current sexual situation.
So, not to oversimplify the official findings of science, but doesn't this study mostly come across as a major endorsement for the sexual practices of nice guys? Hopefully the Kinsey Institute keeps these studies coming!
Commentarium (25 Comments)
Eh, we really don't know where the causation is here. I would read that as "A guy who is happy with his wife/life is more likely to kiss her and cuddle with her, while a guy who is depressed is less likely to do so." Also, "A guy who is unhappy is more likely to hop from woman to woman, looking for someone who can solve all his problems," heretofore known as the Don Draper Theorum.
Now the fact that it wasn't an indicator of happiness in women -- that's pretty surprising.
Another surprising fact is that the picture of John and Yoko made me lose my will to live.
Then go die, already.
Wow that's rude. You don't have to be a jackass.
Seriously David, are you some hardcore John and Yoko fan, mentally disturbed or just drunk?
That was completely unwarranted.
Yeah, that photo's something else, all right.
Yeah, i was quite intrigued and a to be a honest a little disturbed when i saw that
it's a beautiful photo- it shows that they loved each other. Or is it the pasty white english bum that made you sad?
That photo is disgusting. Yoko looks like some crazy dragon lady while John looks like some creepy sexual predator.
That's what they normally look like!
it's a passionate, in the moment shot, brilliantly expressive work of art.
Indeed.
I'm not sure how I'm supposed to parse this. If it's "Men like cuddling more than women like cuddling", that's one thing. If it's "Men like cuddling more than they like women", that's something else entirely.
Either way, the study was limited to the 40-to-70 age group. How do the younger folks feel about all this?
I'm a girl and one of the hottest lays I've had in my life ended shit with me b/c he wanted more cuddle...missed cuddle time with me more than the hot fuk. wtf? I get this survey.
I'm female and despite the absence of correlation=causation stuff, this study makes me happy. I'm a cuddler and I appreciate a man that is down for the cuddle/smooch session.
well the photo was pretty disgusting..why does he have to be naked? Eww.. Well I like receiving cuddles from my guy as long as they don't get too far.
I KNEW IT!!! Well, it's always seemed like men were the ones to try all that cuddling and sticking around after sex stuff that I hated. I will admit I do enjoy cuddling with the one I love, but I always denied cuddles to one night stands.
I'm a female and I do sort of feel like I don't enjoy cuddling as much as other females or men seem to. I mean, I do take pleasure in cuddling before falling asleep, or while watching something at home...but that's usually it. I think I just don't like the idea of touching my partner so much, that cuddling wouldn't even be special anymore because it'd just turn into the way we always sit on the couch together.
I'm stunned at people's aversion to this photo. This is one of my favorite photographs of all time, just running over with love and adoration.
It isn't my favorite photo of us either. I liked him naked much better with a beard.
The appeal of nice guys continues to be tested and proven! There must be something to this ...
I'm not sure if men like to cuddle or not. I enjoy cuddling sometimes. Sometimes I just want to turn over and go to sleep. My spouse and I cuddle more when we watch movies together at home. Not too much after sex.
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Guys tend to hide it mostly because enthusiastic cuddling is one of those things that indicates we may need you as much (or even more) than you need us. And we all know thats scares women away faster than the words 'marching band'
Now you say something