237 Reasons - Why Humans Have Sex

Please don’t think that this is some porn article…. hehe…  Its Not. And all people who came here expecting to see some, I’m very sorry to disappoint you. Infact its exactly opposite to that. Its Research. Survey. :D

I found a link about some reasons for sexual behavior while looking at the mysterious (and disgusting) Oedipus Complex… and when I investigated a little further, I ended up with a PDF document which analyzed 1,549 persons to find out that there are 237 different reasons why people have sex. I have to say, I was pretty surprised. I thought people had sex for three reasons only:

1. Reproduction
2. Pleasure
3. Social Relationship

So I downloaded the pdf and when I looked at the contents, I thought I HAD TO share this. Very very hilarious reasons. Have a look at them. You will Roll on the floor Laughing. You have to admit that having Sex “to change the topic of conversation” or because “It was an initiation rite to a club or organization”is funny. I know that this was supposed to be a very serious investigation into human sexual behaviour and everything, but I can’t help myself but burst out when I look at SOME of them.

As it is my duty, I warn all the children reading this, there may be some adult content present here, and you are not allowed to view this. Exit immediately… :D

The Complete 237 Reasons are given at the end.

 

Click on these to go to a specific topic….

1. Top 50 reasons why WOMEN have sex
2. The 50 most infrequent reasons why WOMEN have sex
3. Top 50 reasons why MEN have sex
4. The 50 most infrequent reasons why MEN have sex
5. 237 Reasons why HUMANS have sex
6. The Original Article in a PDF

 

Top 50 reasons why WOMEN have sex:

1. I was attracted to the person
2. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure
3. It feels good
4. I wanted to show my affection to the person
5. I wanted to express my love for the person
6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release
7. I was ‘‘horny’’
8. It’s fun
9. I realized I was in love
10. I was ‘‘in the heat of the moment’’
11. I wanted to please my partner
12. I desired emotional closeness (i.e., intimacy)
13. I wanted the pure pleasure
14. I wanted to achieve an orgasm
15. It’s exciting, adventurous
16. I wanted to feel connected to the person
17. The person’s physical appearance turned me on
18. It was a romantic setting
19. The person really desired me
20. The person made me feel sexy
21. The person caressed me
22. It seemed like the natural next step in my relationship
23. I wanted to become one with another person
24. It just happened
25. I wanted to increase the emotional bond by having sex
26. I wanted the experience
27. I wanted the adventure/excitement
28. The person had an attractive face
29. The person was a good kisser
30. I wanted to intensify my relationship
31. My hormones were out of control
32. I wanted to try out new sexual techniques or positions
33. I wanted to feel loved
34. The person had a desirable body
35. I wanted to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or special
36. I wanted to communicate at a ‘‘deeper’’ level
37. I was curious about sex
38. It was a special occasion
39. The person was intelligent
40. I wanted to say ‘‘I’ve missed you’’
41. I wanted to keep my partner satisfied
42. I got ‘‘carried away’’
43. The opportunity presented itself
44. The person had a great sense of humor
45. I wanted to improve my sexual skills
46. I was curious about my sexual abilities
47. The person seemed self-confident
48. I wanted to make up after a fight
49. I was drunk
50. I was turned on by the sexual conversation

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The 50 most infrequent reasons why WOMEN have sex:

1. I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease (e.g., herpes, AIDS)
2. Someone offered me money to do it
3. I wanted to get a raise
4. It was an initiation rite to a club or organization
5. I wanted to get a job
6. I wanted to get a promotion
7. The person offered to give me drugs for doing it
8. I wanted to punish myself
9. I wanted to hurt/humiliate the person
10. I wanted to feel closer to God
11. I wanted to breakup my relationship
12. I wanted to breakup another's relationship
13. I wanted to be used or degraded
14. I wanted to gain access to that person's friend
15. I wanted to get a favor from someone
16. I wanted to enhance my reputation
17. It would get me gifts
18. I wanted to make money
19. I wanted to hurt an enemy
20. Because of a bet
21. It was a favor to someone
22. I wanted to end the relationship
23. I wanted to break up a rival's relationship by having sex with his/ her partner
24. It would damage my reputation if I said "no"
25. The person had a lot of money
26. Someone dared me
27. I wanted to have more sex than my friends
28. I wanted to even the score with a cheating partner
29. I thought it would boost my social status
30. I wanted to be popular
31. I wanted to get a special favor from someone
32. I was afraid to say "no" due to the possibility of physical harm
33. I wanted to relieve menstrual cramps
34. My friends pressured me into it
35. I felt sorry for the person
36. I felt jealous
37. My regular partner is boring, so I had sex with someone else
38. I wanted to get rid of a headache
39. I wanted to change the topic of conversation
40. The person had too much to drink and I was able to take advantage of them
41. I wanted to impress friends
42. The person was famous and I wanted to be able to say I had sex with him/her
43. I wanted to get out of doing something
44. I wanted to get even with someone (i.e., revenge)
45. I wanted to make someone else jealous
46. I was competing with someone else to "get the person"
47. I thought it would help "trap" a new partner
48. I was slumming
49. I wanted to brag to friends about my conquests
50. The person demanded that I have sex with him/her

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Top 50 reasons why MEN have sex:

1. I was attracted to the person
2. It feels good
3. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure
4. It’s fun
5. I wanted to show my affection to the person
6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release
7. I was ‘‘horny’’
8. I wanted to express my love for the person
9. I wanted to achieve an orgasm.
10. I wanted to please my partner
11. The person’s physical appearance turned me on
12. I wanted the pure pleasure
13. I was ‘‘in the heat of the moment’’
14. I desired emotional closeness (i.e., intimacy)
15. It’s exciting, adventurous
16. The person had a desirable body
17. I realized I was in love
18. The person had an attractive face
19. The person really desired me
20. I wanted the adventure/excitement
21. I wanted to feel connected to the person
22. I wanted the experience
23. It was a romantic setting
24. The person caressed me
25. The person made me feel sexy
26. It seemed like the natural next step in my relationship
27. I wanted to increase the emotional bond by having sex
28. I wanted to keep my partner satisfied
29. The opportunity presented itself
30. It just happened
31. I wanted to intensify my relationship
32. I wanted to try out new sexual techniques or positions
33. My hormones were out of control
34. The person was too ‘‘hot’’ (sexy) to resist
35. I was curious about my sexual abilities
36. I wanted to improve my sexual skills
37. I wanted to become one with another person
38. I saw the person naked and could not resist
39. The person was a good kisser
40. I wanted to feel loved
41. I wanted to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or special
42. The person was too physically attractive to resist
43. It was a special occasion
44. I hadn’t had sex for a while
45. The person had beautiful eyes
46. I wanted to communicate at a ‘‘deeper’’ level
47. I wanted to experiment with new experiences
48. The person was intelligent
49. I wanted to keep my partner happy
50. I was curious about what the person was like in bed

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The 50 most infrequent reasons why MEN have sex:

1. The person offered to give me drugs for doing it
2. I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease (e.g., herpes, AIDS)
3. I wanted to punish myself
4. I wanted to breakup my relationship
5. I wanted to get a job
6. It was an initiation rite to a club or organization
7. Someone offered me money to do it
8. I was afraid to say "no" due to the possibility of physical harm
9. I wanted to make money
10. I wanted to feel closer to God
11. I wanted to get a raise
12. I wanted to hurt/humiliate the person
13. Because of a bet
14. I wanted to breakup another's relationship
15. I wanted to get a promotion
16. I wanted to hurt an enemy
17. It would get me gifts
18. The person had a lot of money
19. I wanted to be used or degraded
20. I wanted to break up a rival's relationship by having sex with his/her partner
21. I wanted to get rid of a headache
22. It would damage my reputation if I said "no"
23. I wanted to get back at my partner for having cheated on me
24. I felt sorry for the person
25. I wanted to gain access to that person's friend
26. I wanted to be popular
27. I was physically forced to
28. I felt jealous
29. The person bought me jewelry
30. I wanted to end the relationship
31. My friends pressured me into it
32. It was a favor to someone
33. I wanted to get a favor from someone
34. Someone dared me
35. I wanted to avoid hurting someone's feelings
36. My regular partner is boring, so I had sex with someone else
37. I wanted to be popular
38. I felt guilty
39. I wanted to enhance my reputation
40. I wanted to gain acceptance from friends
41. I thought it would boost my social status
42. I thought it would help "trap" a new partner
43. I was mad at my partner, so I had sex with someone else
44. I wanted to get out of doing something
45. I wanted to have a child
46. I wanted to make someone else jealous
47. I wanted to change the topic of conversation
48. I wanted to defy my parents
49. I wanted to stop my partner's nagging
50. I wanted to manipulate him/her into doing something for me

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237 Reasons why HUMANS (includes both Men and Women) have sex :

1. The person's physical appearance turned me on. 
2. The person had a desirable body.
3. I wanted the pure pleasure.
4. I wanted to achieve an orgasm.
5. I wanted the adventure/excitement.
6. The person had an attractive face.
7. I was "horny."
8. It's fun.
9. The person was too "hot" (sexy) to resist.
10. It feels good.
11. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
12. The person was too physically attractive to resist.
13. I wanted to improve my sexual skills.
14. It's exciting, adventurous.
15. I wanted to experiment with new experiences.
16. I saw the person naked and could not resist.
17. I wanted the experience.
18. The opportunity presented itself.
19. I wanted to try out new sexual techniques or positions.
20. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
21. I was curious about what the person was like in bed.
22. I had not had sex in a long time.
23. I was turned on by the sexual conversation.
24. The person smelled nice.
25. The person had beautiful eyes.
26. The person was really desired by others.
27. The person really desired me.
28. My hormones were out of control.
29. The person wore revealing clothes.
30. I am a sex addict.
31. I wanted to get the most out of life. 
32. I thought it would relax me.
33. I'm addicted to sex.
34. I was curious about my sexual abilities.
35. I hadn't had sex for a while.
36. The person was a good kisser.
37. I wanted to see what it would be like to have sex with another person.  
38. The person caressed me.
39. The person made me feel sexy.
40. I wanted to release tension.
41. The person was a good dancer.
42. The person was "available."
43. I was curious about sex.
44. I wanted to release anxiety/stress.
45. It would allow me to "get sex out of my system" so that I could focus on other things.
46. I was attracted to the person.
47. The person seemed self-confident.
48. I was frustrated and needed relief.
49. I wanted to feel masculine.
50. I wanted to act out a fantasy.
51. I wanted to satisfy a compulsion.
52. I knew the person was usually "out of my league."
53. The person had a great sense of humor.
54. It just happened.
55. I wanted to see whether sex with a different partner would feel different or better.
56. I was "in the heat of the moment."
57. I wanted to please my partner.
58. It was easier to "go all the way" than to stop.
59. I wanted to see what all the fuss is about.
60. I could brag to other people about my sexual experience.
61. I wanted to see if I could get the other person into bed. 
62. I was drunk.
63. I wanted to increase the number of sex partners I had experienced.
64. I got "carried away."
65. I wanted to relieve "blue balls."
66. The person was mysterious.
67. An erotic movie had turned me on.
68. I wanted to celebrate something.
69. I thought it would make me feel healthy.
70. It seemed like good exercise.
71. It became a habit.
72. I wanted to make a conquest.
73. I wanted to see what it would be like to have sex while stoned (e.g., on marijuana or some other drug).
74. I was bored.
75. I wanted to lose my inhibitions.
76. The person flattered me.
77. I was under the influence of drugs.
78. I wanted to have something to tell my friends.
79. I was tired of being a virgin.
80. I wanted to get rid of aggression.
81. I wanted to dominate the other person.
82. I was seduced.
83. I wanted to get a raise.
84. I wanted to get a job.
85. I wanted to get a promotion.
86. It was an initiation rite to a club or organization.
87. I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease (e.g., herpes, AIDS).
88. I wanted to punish myself.
89. Someone offered me money to do it.
90. I wanted to gain access to that person's friend.
91. I wanted to break up a rival's relationship by having sex with his/her partner.
92. I wanted to hurt an enemy.
93. I wanted to get rid of a headache.
94. I wanted to even the score with a cheating partner.
95. I wanted to get a favor from someone.
96. I wanted to breakup another's relationship. 
97. Because of a bet.
98. The person offered to give me drugs for doing it.
99. My regular partner is boring, so I had sex with someon e else.
100. I wanted to hurt/humiliate the person.
101. I wanted to breakup my relationship.
102. I wanted to be popular.
103. The person had a lot of money.
104. I felt jealous.
105. I wanted to make money.
106. I wanted to get a special favor from someone.
107. I thought it would boost my social status.
108. It was a favor to someone.
109. I was mad at my partner, so I had sex with someone else.
110. The person had too much to drink and I was able to take advantage of them.
111. It would damage my reputation if I said "no."
112. I wanted to be used or degraded.
113. I wanted to get out of doing something.
114. I wanted to relieve menstrual cramps.
115. I wanted to enhance my reputation.
116. I wanted to impress friends.
117. I wanted to change the topic of conversation.
118. It would get me gifts.
119. The person was famous and I wanted to be able to say I had sex with him/her.
120. I wanted to feel closer to God.
121. I wanted to get even with someone (i.e., get revenge).
122. Someone had told me that this person was good in bed.
123. I was afraid to say "no" due to the possibility of physical harm.
124. I wanted to make someone else jealous.
125. I wanted to end the relationship.
126. Someone dared me.
127. The person had bought me jewelry.
128. My friends pressured me into it.
129. I wanted to get back at my partner for having cheated on me.
130. I wanted to make someone else jealous.
131. I was competing with someone else to "get the person."
132. I wanted to brag to my friends about my conquests.
133. I wanted to have more sex than my friends. 
134. I wanted to keep warm.
135. I thought it would help me to fall asleep.
136. I wanted to become more focused on work - sexual thoughts are distracting.
137. I wanted to have a child.
138. I was slumming.
139. The person had taken me out for an expensive dinner.
140. I wanted to burn calories.
141. I wanted to reproduce.
142. I wanted to test my compatibility with a new partner.
143. I wanted to avoid hurting someone's feelings.
144. I was on the "rebound" from another relationship.
145. I wanted to defy my parents.
146. It's considered "taboo" by society.
147. I needed another "notch on my belt."
148. I wanted to reaffirm my sexual orientation.
149. I wanted to return a favor.
150. I wanted to gain acceptance from my friends.
151. Everyone else was having sex.
152. I was married and you're supposed to.
153. I realized I was in love.
154. I wanted to increase the emotional bond by having sex.
155. I wanted to show my affection to the person.
156. I wanted to communicate at a deeper level.
157. I wanted to express my love for the person.
158. I wanted to become one with another person.
159. I wanted to feel connected to the person.
160. I wanted to say "I've missed you."
161. I wanted to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or special occasion.
162. I wanted to intensify my relationship.
163. It was a romantic setting.
164. I wanted to welcome someone home.
165. I wanted to say "I'm sorry."
166. I wanted to put the passion back into my relationship.
167. I wanted to say "goodbye."
168. I wanted to say "Thank you."
169. I wanted to lift my partner's spirits.
170. It was a special occasion.
171. I wanted to get a partner to express love.
172. It seemed like the natural next step.
173. The person was intelligent.
174. I desired emotional closeness (i.e., intimacy).
175. I wanted to help my partner forget about his/her problems.
176. I wanted to keep my partner satisfied.
177. I wanted the person to feel good about himself/herself.
178. I wanted to make up after a fight.
179. I wanted a "spiritual" experience.
180. I felt insecure.
181. I felt like it was my duty.
182. I felt obligated to.
183. I didn't know how to say "no."
184. I didn't want to disappoint the person.
185. I didn't want to "lose" the person.
186. I was pressured into doing it.
187. I wanted the person to love me.
188. I was verbally coerced into it.
189. I wanted to boost my self-esteem.
190. I wanted my partner to notice me.
191. I wanted to be nice.
192. I wanted to feel attractive.
193. I wanted to keep my partner happy.
194. It was expected of me.
195. I felt guilty.
196. I was afraid my partner would have an affair if I didn't have sex with him/her.
197. I wanted to feel loved.
198. I felt like I owed it to the person.
199. I wanted to feel powerful.
200. I wanted him/her to stop bugging me about sex.
201. I wanted to make myself feel better about myself.
202. I was feeling lonely.
203. I wanted to keep my partner from straying.
204. I wanted to feel good about myself.
205. I wanted to feel loved.
206. I wanted to get my partner to stay with me.
207. My partner kept insisting.
208. I wanted to raise my self-esteem.
209. I wanted to decrease my partner's desire to have sex with someone else.
210. It was the only way my partner would spend time with me.
211. I thought it would help "trap" a new partner.
212. I was physically forced to.
213. I wanted to "possess" the person.
214. I wanted to keep my partner from straying.
215. The person demanded that I have sex with him/her.
216. I wanted to make my partner feel powerful.
217. I felt sorry for the person.
218. I was trying to "get over" an earlier person/relationship.
219. I felt rebellious.
220. It just seemed like "the thing to do."
221. I wanted to stop my partners' nagging.
222. I wanted to submit to my partner.
223. I wanted to ensure the relationship was "committed."
224. I wanted to make the person feel better about herself/himself.
225. I wanted to feel older.
226. I wanted to prevent a breakup.
227. I wanted to display submission.
228. I wanted to manipulate him/her into doing something for me.
229. I wanted the attention.
230. It was just part of the relationship "routine".
231. I had no self-control.
232. I wanted to "gain control" of the person.
233. I wanted to feel feminine.
234. I wanted to forget about my problems.
235. I wanted to feel young.
236. I wanted to fulfill a previous promise to my partner.
237. My friends were having sex and I wanted to fit in.

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Here is the complete PDF document of the article which appeared in the August 2007 Issue of Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Why Humans Have Sex

Man, it took one hell of a time to complete this. Converting a pdf document to formattable text a pain in the a**. Well, I did it and I am proud. All the reasons/images/text (exept the beginning intro) is not of my creation.

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