27 Facts About Love and Intimacy to Suck the Sexiness Right Out of It

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27 Facts About Love and Intimacy to Suck the Sexiness Right Out of It
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If you and your partner aren’t “in the mood,” you’ve come to the right place to get things rolling. These stats and random facts about love and sex are sure to rile the passions. Well, maybe not the ones about divorce and STDs. Maybe just scroll past those. 

The Speed of Ejaculation

SPEED The initial LIMIT release of ejaculate has an 25 average speed of 28 miles per hour. YOUR SPEED 28 CRACKED.COM

Divorce

m2/3 of divorces WOMEN are the ones to end it. Women are more cautious of entering new relationships than men are, and they're also more likely to end a troubled relationship than men are, married or not. CRACKED.COM

Nighttime Erections

The average male will have 3 to 5 erections nightly while sleeping, lasting up to 35 minutes each. That's a potential 1065 hours a year of WASTED WOOD GRAGKED.COM

Breast Size

GRACKED.COM Men's preference of breast sizes varies according to how hungry they are. A theory suggests that adult males are still bound to their evolutionary instinct that larger breasts bear more milk.

Men and Porn

Current studies show that men who watch a lot of porn are statistically more likely to be accepting of gay marriage. The scientists suggest this is because of the non-judgemental nature of internet porn, where you can watch literally anything you choose CRACKED.COM

The Talk

Yes, it's very uncomfortable to have the talk with kids. Suck it up and do it anyway. Nearly half of the 19 million new STD cases, reported each year, are among young people between 15 and 24 years old. GRAGKED.COM

Men and Romance

Despite 90s sitcom tropes, studies show men like romance. Worldwide, more men than women complained their significant other wasn't romantic enough. CRACKED COM

Female Orgasms

A STUDY ON FEMALE ORGASMS HAD WOMEN CLIMAX, THEN GUESS HOW LONG IT HAD LASTED. THEIR GUESSES WERE LOW BY A STAGGERING 53%. ON PAR WITH THINKING A 26- SECOND ORGASM LASTED ONLY 12 SECONDS. CRACKED.COM

Latex Condoms

CRACKED COM A LATEX CONDOM LOSES 90% OF ITS STRENGTH AFTER JUST 60 SECONDS OF EXPOSURE TO MINERAL OIL-BASED LUBRICANTS. (VASELINE, HAND LOTION, WHATEVER ELSE YOU'RE GRABBING OFF THE COUNTER IN A HURRY)

Congestion

Congested? Then save your tissues for later. Sina Zarrintan, a neurologist at the Tabriz Medical University in Iran, found that that the process of male ejaculation causes the sympathetic nervous system to contract the blood vessels in your nose, effectively decongesting your sinuses. CRACKED.COM

Sex and Headaches

The increased Having sex has bloodflow been shown to relieves the relieve headaches pressure that causes the headache. CRAGKED.COM

Sexual Partners

A Health Survey for England study found the average male reported having 9.3 sexual partners in their lifetime. In a totally unrelated statistic, a 2002 University of Massachusetts study found the average person can't go 10 minutes without lying. CRACKED COM

Sleeping Naked

34% of American women and 38% of American men say they sleep in the nude with their partner. Based on the survey data, it is suggested that sleeping naked with your better half significantly increases sexual closeness in the relationship. GRAGKED.COM

Fifty Shades of Grey

87% of married men who read 50 Shades of Grey claim their sex lives improved. They reported more foreplay, more frequent sex, and more CRACKED.COM communication about desires.

Size Is Everything

MYTH: Size is everything The average vagina size is only 3 to 4 inches. Studies consistently find that sexual satisfaction is related to psychological and relationship satisfaction. CRACKED.COM

Shoe Size

MYTH: Big shoes mean... 12m 2 3 0 6 K 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 There's no evidence that links penis size to other physical features, including height, body mass index, or shoe size. CRACKED.COM

Big Bulges

MYTH: A bulge says a lot The flaccid size of a penis is not a good indicator of the erect size, as smaller flaccid penises are more likely to lengthen at a larger percentage than larger ones. CRACKED.COM

Masturbation

MYTH: Women don't masturbate More than 50% of women 18 to 49 reported masturbating during the previous 90 days. CRACKED.COM

Defining Sex

MYTH: We all know what sex means Different people have different definitions of having sex. 45% of people said sex included hand stuff, 71% included oral, and 80% included anal. CRACKED.COM

BDSM

MYTH: People into BDSM are damaged or dangerous BDSM is just a sexual interest, in which research shows it is not a symptom of past abuse or due to difficulty with normal sex. CRACKED.COM

Men Thinking About Sex

MYTH: Men think about sex every seven seconds One study showed men thought about sex 19 times per day, compared to women's 10 times. Researchers found comfort towards sex was a better indicator of frequency of thought than gender. CRACKED.COM

Sex As We Age

MYTH: People stop having sex when they get older One study found 54% of men and 31% of women over the age of 70 were sexually active. Health and partnership factors were responsible for decreasing sexuality, not just increasing age. CRACKED.COM

Sex and Happiness

MYTH: People who have more sex are happier Researchers found more frequent sex was associated with more happiness, but the link was no longer significant at more than once a week. CRACKED.COM

Circumcision

MYTH: Circumcised penises are less sensitive Circumcision of the penis has no negative effect on sexual function, sensitivity, sexual sensation, or satisfaction. CRACKED.COM

Aphrodisiacs

MYTH: Aphrodisiacs can increase attraction No evidence shoulds that any certain food can increase sexual arousal, with the exception of alcohol (that can impede sexual performance.) CRACKED.COM

Female Arousal

MYTH: Sexually active people have looser vaginas Arousal causes vaginas to expand in size, but they will shrink back. Only age and childbirth can cause some (minor) loss of elasticity. CRACKED.COM

Female Turn-Ons

MYTH: Women take longer to get turned on In one study, women and men watched erotic movies and reached peak arousal in the same amount of time. CRACKED.COM

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